Quote:Just to clear things up, this is the information that we have right now, according to early reports that have yet to be officially confirmed.
The hostage in Dammartin hid on the first floor, and it seems like the Kouachi brothers didn't know that he was there. (Source: Le Figaro)
Multiple people hid in the cold room in the supermarket in Paris, and the hostage taker did not notice them).
/u/MaximaxII
an hour ago
Reports: Terrorists were unaware of a hostage who hid in the 'cold room' and was in contact with police to keep them updated.
If anyone finds more info on this, please message me!!
Edit: Further reports coming in: - Police never reported this to media to avoid his detection. Multiple reports from TF1, F2 news stream, and others.
Edit #2: New reports claim multiple people hid in the cold store - some reports say 4 adults, 1 young child. One of the males was in 'constant' communication with police throughout. /u/Jackster21
an hour agoNot just one, but several people appeared to have stayed safe by hiding in the cold store of the East Paris grocery store. By keeping silent, they went unnoticed by the hostage taker, TFI reports. /u/harrymuesli
an hour ago The French paper 20 Minutes states all 4 hostages that have reportedly been killed, were killed by Coulibaly himself before the police stormed the supermarket.