The two men suspected of attacking the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris have taken hostages and are reportedly holed up in a building near Charles de Gaulle airport. Police said it was not immediately clear how many people were being held hostage. Two people with gunshot wounds have been taken to hospital in Meaux. French police convoy, helicopters have rushed to scene of operation to detain shooting suspects.

France's interior minister has confirmed that an operation to detain the suspects is under way. Almost 90,000 terror police across France are involved in the hunt for the men, believed to be behind Wednesday's terror attack in which 12 people died. This terror incident massacre has sparked a global chorus of outrage, with impromptu and poignant rallies around the world in support of press freedom.