Faces of suspected Paris killers, one surrenders: AFP

Faces of suspected Paris killers, one surrenders: AFP

Thursday, January 8, 2015 7:39 am


Cherif Kouachi: wanted over terror attack

Cherif Kouachi: wanted over terror attack

Said Kouachi: the second brother wanted by police

Said Kouachi: the second brother wanted by police

An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case.

“Hamyd Mourad handed himself in to police… on Wednesday at 11:00 pm (2200 GMT) after seeing his name circulating on social media,” the source told AFP.

“He has been arrested and taken into custody,” another source confirmed.

His surrender came as French police released pictures of brothers wanted over the magazine massacre

The police launched an appeal to the public for information.

Paris police said arrest warrants had been issued for Cherif Kouachi, 32 and his 34-year-old brother Said who were “likely armed and dangerous”.


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