Hostage taking and manhunt for Charlie Hebdo suspects grip Paris

French police take position near a kosher grocery store in Saint-Mande, near Porte de Vincennes, Paris, where a gunman opened fire and took at least five people hostage, January 9, 2015, just two days after a shooting at the office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo claimed 12 lives. Eric Feferberg / AFP / Getty Images

Police arrive with guns to the Porte de Vincennes area. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

French police special forces take position near Porte de Vincennes. Eric Feferberg / AFP / Getty Images

Police take aim near Porte de Vincennes. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

Bystanders and local residents are led away from the scene. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

French police special forces evacuate local residents. Martin Bureau / AFP / Getty Images

Police huddle on a street corner near the grocery store where the gunman is believed to be holding five hostages. Norbert Goutmann / AFP / Getty Images

Police near Porte de Vincennes. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

Vehicles are diverted from the peripheral road that circles Paris near Porte de Vincennes. Stephane Jourdain / AFP / Getty Images

At the same time of the hostage taking near Porte de Vincennes, the search continues for the two gunmen suspected in killing 12 at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. They are believed to be hiding in a printing building in Dammartin-en-Goele, about 30 miles north-east of Paris where Snipers stand on the top of a building opposite. Yoan Valat / EPA

Helicopters fly over the printing building where the Hebdo suspects are reportedly hiding. Yoan Valat / EPA

Members of the French intervention police force secure a neighborhood in Longpont, northeast of Paris, where the hunt for the Hebdo suspects unfolded, January 8, 2015. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters

Members of French police special forces walk through Corcy on January 8, 2015 during a search for the suspects. Francois Lo Presti / AFP / Getty Images