Hollande: It’s not the end of threats to France – Republic

AFP

The French president said in a speech that the country still faces threats. He called for unity and stressed that the country should remain “steadfast” in the face of racism and anti-Semitism.

Hollande also confirmed that in Paris killed four hostages. Hostage-taking kosher store in the eastern part of Paris Hollande described as “abhorrent anti-Semitic act.”

While recognizing that it is not the end of the threats, the French president called for “vigilance, unity and mobilization”. Announced increased security measures to safeguard the public.

He said, too, that together with the leaders of the EU countries will take part in Sunday’s march in Paris, announced as a manifestation of anti-terrorism.

Tonight French security forces have launched almost simultaneously two assaults: in Dammartin-en-Goele, on the perpetrators of Wednesday’s attack in the editor of the weekly “Charlie Hebdo”, the brothers Said and Cherifa Kouachich, and in Paris on kosher shop, where he took hostages Friday Amedy Coulibaly. All three terrorists were killed. Read more & gt; & gt;

However, at least four of the hostages taken by Coulibaly’ego is dead; according to media victims died when he began to take hostages.

Both assaults end more than 50-hour crisis that began in France since the coup in the editorial “Charlie Hebdo” and kill the brothers Kouachich twelve people. With cold-blooded assassins gunned including five major cartoonists weekly, claiming that “avenged prophet” Mohammed.

Hollande: It's not the end of threats to France – Republic