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Hostage Crisis in France
![French President Francois Hollande addresses the nation at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e0c19c2-3d54-4876-b43c-7160a47a4778_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French President Francois Hollande addresses the nation at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Jan. 9, 2015.
![An armed member of the French riot police (CRS) takes up position at Porte de Vincennes in Paris, Jan. 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3dbea77f-ef40-463b-8a4f-fbca817c2c55_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An armed member of the French riot police (CRS) takes up position at Porte de Vincennes in Paris, Jan. 9, 2015, after at least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store and took at least five people hostage.
![French sharp shooters take rooftop positions at scene of a hostage taking in an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a94be0cf-0475-46e2-89a2-ead1c6f9c66c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French sharp shooters take rooftop positions at scene of a hostage taking in an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.
![A security officer directs released hostages after they stormed a kosher market to end a hostage situation, Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ca65bb2a-72bb-4245-ad4f-3d7319885996_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security officer directs released hostages after they stormed a kosher market to end a hostage situation, Paris, Jan. 9, 2015.