Witness Scenes From the Paris Hostage Standoff

Police arrive with guns at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.

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Police mobilize with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.

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French police special forces evacuate local residents on Jan. 9, 2015 in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, eastern Paris.

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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.

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Police are mobilized with reports of a hostage situation at Port de Vincennes on Jan. 9, 2015 in Paris.

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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.

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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.

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January 9, 2015 11:11 AM EST