11 dead in French satirical magazine shooting

[Martinus]

I think "comrade" is one of those words in many languages that got tainted by association. I suppose that in those countries which were neither plagued by communism (like Eastern Europe) nor had a particularly bitter rivarly with communism (like the US), it may still be used in a neutral way.

[Legbiter]

Seems the scum are about to get their tickets punched.

[Monoriu]

I think "comrade" is one of those words in many languages that got tainted by association. I suppose that in those countries which were neither plagued by communism (like Eastern Europe) nor had a particularly bitter rivarly with communism (like the US), it may still be used in a neutral way.

The Chinese word for "comrade" is also assicated with male homosexuality. 

[Liep]

I think "comrade" is one of those words in many languages that got tainted by association. I suppose that in those countries which were neither plagued by communism (like Eastern Europe) nor had a particularly bitter rivarly with communism (like the US), it may still be used in a neutral way.

"Kammerat" is a fairly neutral word these days.

[Duque de Bragança]

Shots have been fired and there are reports of a hostage being taken as French police close in on suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

Several people are said to have been wounded at Dammartin-en-Goële, 35km (22 miles) from Paris, but officials denied reports of deaths.

Negotiations are now under way with police, reports say.

The development comes nearly 48 hours after the attack on the magazine's office, when 12 people were shot dead.

The heavily armed gunmen fled Paris by car after the attack.

A convoy of police vehicles has been seen heading by motorway to Dammartin-en-Goele.

Dammartin is not far from the Oise and Aisne départements where the manhunt was yesterday. It's in Seine-et-Marne, North of Paris, in Île-de-France, only slightly closer.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30740115

ps: that's a few kilometres away from Roissy-CDG airport which is experienced some delays with rerouted flights.

[celedhring]

Even left-leaning organizations in Spain don't use "camarada", but "compañero".

[Liep]

There's a tank on the way to the building where the terrorists are hiding. The French don't mess about.

[Duque de Bragança]

According to iTélé news channel, quoting a local conservative MP, the Kouachi brothers want to die as martyrs. Heard from negotiations by phone at the site, a building in an industrial area.

[Syt]

There's a tank on the way to the building where the terrorists are hiding.

Or as they say in the U.S., "A patrol car."

[Martinus]

According to iTélé news channel, quoting a local conservative MP, the Kouachi brothers want to die as martyrs. Heard from negotiations by phone at the site, a building in an industrial area.

Oh well. Sometimes you gotta give them what they want.

[Tamas]

There's a tank on the way to the building where the terrorists are hiding.

Or as they say in the U.S., "A patrol car."

[Tamas]

According to iTélé news channel, quoting a local conservative MP, the Kouachi brothers want to die as martyrs. Heard from negotiations by phone at the site, a building in an industrial area.

Oh well. Sometimes you gotta give them what they want.

It is high time they start using pigfat-covered bullets against these people.

[Martinus]

There's a tank on the way to the building where the terrorists are hiding.

Or as they say in the U.S., "A patrol car."

[Duque de Bragança]

So the Montrouge (nearby southern Paris suburb) shooting yesterday is actually linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack. The suspect has been identified, his name is Medhi C.... He knew the Kouachi brothers, since they met in the same radical mosque and was part of the same Iraq jihad connection ring.
He reportedly wanted to open fire on a TV channel before getting shooting and killing a municipal cop, i.e an unarmed one and a trainee, from the French Antilles.
The gunman had a bulletproof vest, a SMG and a handgun, just in case.

https://fr.news.yahoo.com/fusillade-%C3%A0-montrouge---une-policiere-blessee-090502150.html?nc=0

edit: reports of another shooting in one of the eastern entries of Paris (Porte de Vincennes near the zoo) by allegedly the same Medhi C., in a Kosher supermarket with again hostage taking. So much for European anti-semitism

[Martinus]

So the Montrouge (nearby southern Paris suburb) shooting yesterday is actually linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack. The suspect has been identified, his name is Medhi C.... He knew the Kouachi brothers, since they met in the same radical mosque and was part of the same Iraq jihad connection ring.
He reportedlywanted to open fire on a TV channel before getting shooting and killing a municipal cop, i.e an unarmed one and a trainee, from the French Antilles.
The gunman had a bulletproof vest, a SMG and a handgun, just in case.

https://fr.news.yahoo.com/fusillade-%C3%A0-montrouge---une-policiere-blessee-090502150.html?nc=0

Well, I guess it's time to round up everybody associated with the same radical mosque. I hope the French still have balls and know-how from the Algerian wars.