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In The Midst Of A Violent Morning, Parisians Seek To Cope

12:34pm January 09, 2015

Sylvie Kauffmann, editorial director of the French newspaper Le Monde, speaks to Renee Montagne about the impact of the events unfolding in Paris and its nearby suburbs on the French people.

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The Threats And Violence At A Kosher Market In Paris

12:08pm January 09, 2015

Renee Montagne speaks with Andrew Higgins of The New York Times. Higgins was on the scene at a kosher grocery store, where an hostage situation unfolded for hours.

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Between 2 Police Standoffs, Tensions Flare In Paris

11:38am January 09, 2015

Vivienne Walt, a Time magazine reporter based in Paris, offers the latest on the events involving the suspects in Wednesday's shooting at the offices of satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

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What U.S. Officials Know Now About The Standoffs In France

11:28am January 09, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

For the latest on Friday's tense situation in Paris, NPR's counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston offers information she has learned from U.S. officials who are following the standoffs.

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Not All Publications Reprint Material From 'Charlie Hebdo'

11:25am January 09, 2015

by David Folkenflik

The attack on the satiric magazine has confronted news organizations with a dilemma: whether to republish or broadcast images of the offending cartoons that appear to have inspired the shootings.

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Muslim Community In France Mourns Mass Shooting Victims

11:23am January 09, 2015

Madjid Messaoudene is a city council member from Saint Denis, a primarily Muslim suburb of Paris. He talks with Renee Montagne about his relationship with two Charlie Hebdo staffers.

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The French Perspective On 2 Desperate Days Following 'Hebdo' Shooting

11:22am January 09, 2015

Renee Montagne speaks with Sylvie Rottman, senior producer at France 24, for the latest on the mood of the French people, who have been rocked by the shooting at the Charlie Hebdo offices.

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The Shifting Conditions Confronting The French Hostage Negotiator

11:17am January 09, 2015

Steve Inskeep speaks with Robert McFadden, a senior vice president of the Soufan Group and a 30-year veteran of U.S. law enforcement, for details on the security situation in and around Paris.

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Negotiator On The Scene In Standoff Outside Paris

11:12am January 09, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks with Chris O'Brien of the Los Angeles Times to focus on just one of the standoffs now unfolding in France — the one at the building of a printing company northeast of Paris.

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Manhunt In France Centers On Industrial Town

9:31am January 09, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Heavily armed brothers suspected in the storming of a satirical weekly were cornered inside a printing house near Charles de Gaulle airport and appear to have taken a hostage, officials tell AP.

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