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Terrorist Suspects, Holed Up With Hostage, Say They Are Prepared To Die

January 09 2015

France

The suspected perpetrators of a deadly terrorist attack on a satirical publication in Paris have been trapped by police inside a printing house in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 25 miles northeast of the capital, reports USA Today.

The suspects, Cherif Kouachi and his brother Said have taken a hostage, said French officials on Friday.

The suspects told police by phone that they want to die as martyrs, reported CNN.

A third suspect, Hamyd Mourad, 18, who surrendered...

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