The Paris Terror Suspects Have Reportedly Taken A Hostage

Twitter / Amichai SteinThe two brothers who are on the run from police after allegedly carrying out an attack against a satirical magazine in Paris have reportedly taken a hostage northeast of the city while trying to evade authorities, AFP reports.

A car chase was underway earlier but now seems to have ended.

Local media are reporting that shots were fired in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, according to Bloomberg. At least one hostage was reportedly taken at a business in the town.

Police are now surrounding the area where they believe the suspects are, France's interior minister reportedly told a French TV station.

Police are reportedly warning people to stay away from the town if they can, saying that it is "very dangerous," according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

French newspaper Le Figaro describes the scene in Dammartin-en-Goele:

The entrance to the village is blocked, according to our special correspondent Edward Mareschal. A truck of research and intervention brigade (BRI) stationed at the entrance of the village while 5 helicopters flying over the area. The security forces are positioned in front of a business with a yellow and blue logo. It could be a construction company.

The suspects reportedly stole a car early Friday about 50 kilometers northeast of Paris, according to the Associated Press.

The car chase was going on about 8 miles from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, Bloomberg notes.

SkyNews has been following the car chase:

Helicopters have been searching the area northeast of Paris in the search for the suspects:

The suspects - brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi - have been on the run since Wednesday when they allegedly killed 12 people in a terror attack on French satire magazine Charlie Ebdo. The magazine has been known to publish controversial cartoons that are seen as offensive to some Muslims.

Here are some earlier photos from the search:

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