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Witness Scenes From the Paris Hostage Standoff

Police arrive with guns at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.
Police arrive with guns at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
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Police arrive with guns at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.
Police arrive with guns at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.
Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
French police special forces evacuate local residents on Jan. 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris.
French police special forces evacuate local residents on Jan. 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris.Martin Bureau—AFP/Getty Images
People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.
People are led away from the scene as Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
Police are mobilized with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.
Police are mobilized with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
A screengrab taken from an AFP TV video shows a general view of members of the French police special forces launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on Jan. 9, 2015.-ATTACKS-CHARLIE-HEBDO-SHOOTING
A screengrab taken from an AFP TV video shows a general view of members of the French police special forces launching the assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris, on Jan. 9, 2015.Gabrielle Chatelain—AFP/Getty Images
The moment when members of the French anti-terror forces RAID storm the kosher store where Amedy Coulibaly, an islamist gunman holds hostages, on Cours de Vincennes in Paris, on Jan. 9, 2015.
The moment when members of the French anti-terror forces RAID storm the kosher store where Amedy Coulibaly, an islamist gunman holds hostages, on Cours de Vincennes in Paris, on Jan. 9, 2015. Nicolas Gouhier—ABACA

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