Update: approx 11 am local time.
According the France 24, They are now surrounded in a rural industrial estate with one hostage (confirmed just one hostage by Police). Approx 35KM NE of Paris near a small town.
Police are negotiation.
Hollande is currently making a live speech.
Marine le pen has just had a meeting with Hollande, she is demanding that Hollande suspends the schengen open borders agreement with Europe. She calls this "a war on France"
Edit 2:
Hollande has finished his speech, he reiterated borders will not be closed.
AFP Photo Department tweets: Special forces stands on the roof of a building in Dammartin-en-Goele where a hostage-taking is underway #AFP
Edit 3:
reports that French media sources say police have made contact with the two suspects, who are quoted as saying they are prepared "to die through martyrdom".
The siege is taking place at a CPT printing company building in an industrial zone in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele.
French Police tell residents of Dammartin to close shutters, get away from windows and stay indoors.
EDIT 4:
"The gunman said "Get out of the car, we need your car". I got out of my car. At that moment, a second man arrives on the passenger side with a gun that has a sort of grenade on the end of it. Probably a grenade launcher, something like that. He gets in, and I have the reflex to open the door to the back seat and say "I'm taking my dog". [...] When they left, they said: "If you ever speak... Well, if the medias question you, you'll say 'It's al-Qaïda in Yemen'""
Here's a photo of the tank /u/k4lahz posted about: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/553501773517033472/photo/1 /u/frencharchivist
France Info radio is reporting that a salesman shook the hand of one of the suspects when he arrived at the printing business early on Friday morning to meet the owner.
"We all shook hands and my client told me to leave," he said. An armed man, whom he took to be a policeman, told him that he could go because they did not kill civilians. "I thought that was strange," he added.
EDIT 5:
Helicopters are back in the air circling the estate (France 24)
French interior ministry confirms they are negotiating with the suspects -they say they have no plans to storm the building(France 24)
Jon Williams, Foreign editor @ABC
@WilliamsJon Posted at tweets: 200 kids aged 3-10 locked inside Henry Dunant elementary school, 500 yards from siege. Principal says pupils singing songs to keep calm.
EDIT 6: 12.25pm local
According to the mayor of Othis (village close to the scene), the CTD company consists of 5 employees including the owner, his wife, their son, a graphist and a saleswoman.
Reporters (including BBC and France 24), have been Escorted closer to the scene into the town. France 24 reports believe this is because the Police know exactly where the terrorists are.
RFI tweet photo of special forces at the scene:
Direct @RFI - Les suspects de l’attentat de #CharlieHebdo cernés http://rfi.my/1tSjtVO #Dammartin
EDIT 7: Summary of the events as of 13:45 Local time
Police confirm there have been no injuries or deaths today (as of 12.25 pm local time)
Earlier, police chased car believed to contain suspects
Police surround building containing men suspected of Charlie Hebdo massacre
The French police have requested the telecom companies to disable the mobile phone network in the region where the hostage is taking place (France 24)
It is believed that there is one Hostage taken in siege in Dammartin-en-Goele, 35KM north-east of Paris. French interior ministry confirms they are negotiating with the suspects (BBC, France 24, RFI reports)
The hostage could possibly be an employee from a local printing company CTD which operates on a light industrial estate close to the town. http://imgur.com/Dpv4JXK (historical photo)
According to the mayor of Othis (village close to the scene), the CTD company consists of 5 employees including the owner, his wife, their son, a graphist and a saleswoman.
Brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi wanted over killing of 12 people Massive security operation involves police and army forces, supported by helicopters
The man whose grey Renault Clio was hijacked by the gunmen in the Rue de Meaux (right after the attack) has spoken to media outlets what happened. When they left, they said: "If you ever speak... Well, if the medias question you, you'll say 'It's al-Qaïda in Yemen'"" (France 24)
reports that French media sources say police have made contact with the two suspects, who are quoted as saying they are prepared "to die through martyrdom". (France 24)
EDIT 8: New Reports of another separate attack in a Jewish supermarket in Paris (BBC):
According to Reddit French Terror Attacks Live Feed:
It is reported that there are hostages in the supermarket and there is 1 person wounded. /u/k4llahz
6 minutes ago Amar lasfar, rector of Lille Sud mosque : "We choosed France as our homeland. and we said yes to liberty." /u/pemuller
12 minutes ago The shooting in Paris happened at a Jewish supermarket, it appears to be the same shooter that killed the policewoman yesterday. /u/k4llahz
13 minutes ago One person has been wounded at shootings at the supermarket -- France 24 /u/psychowei
14 minutes ago LeMonde.fr confirm the shootings, not the hostages yet. /u/pemuller
14 minutes ago Employees and customers are said to be locked in the store.
For more updates on the situation in Paris:
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/2runn4/hostage_situation_in_kosher_shop_in_paris_porte/
http://www.reddit.com/live/u7qtz12ybb74
EDIT 9: 15.05pm local time Dammartin-en-Goele
Local school evacuated at 14.30 pm (France 24)
Police still negotiating, no reports of further shooting or injuries in the area (BBC)
Will only update on major events on Dammartin-en-Goele as it not far from where I live. There is very little extra information over the last hour. A lot more info on the second situation Paris in the links above.
EDIT 10: 15.40 local time Dammartin-en-Goele
The 2 suspects linked to the Hebdo killings have demanded "that the Police stop the siege" (As just reported by France 24).
Prise d'otages à Vincennes : une réunion de crise est en cours en ce moment autour du président (The crisis meeting is still continuing at the Elysee -photo). @fhollande https://twitter.com/Elysee/status/553561715808690176
BBC add more info on the picture above http://imgur.com/YAcpsT6 : crisis meeting at the presidential palace in Paris about the hostage-taking. The meeting will be attended by President Hollande, Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, and Justice Minister Taubira. (BBC news)
EDIT 11: 16.00 local time Dammartin-en-Goele
RTL report, the hostage taker at Porte de Vincennes is requesting that the Kaouchi brothers be released in Dammartin-en-Goele (unconfirmed by other sources- French tv is not repeating this).
Gunman 'demand' Posted at 16:34 on BBC: It is still as yet unclear if there is a link between the two hostage situations. However, French media is quoting police sources as saying that the hostage-taker at the supermarket in Porte de Vincennes is making demands for the release of the two suspects wanted over the Charlie Hebdo attack, who are still engaged in a tense stand-off with police in Dammartin-en-Goele.
EDIT 12: 17.00 local time Dammartin-en-Goele
Final stage events are being live streamed, the camera has panned away from scene on France 24. I will wait a while until I update. I am not sure how responsible the live streams are at this point.
EDIT 13: 17.20 local time Dammartin-en-Goele
At around 16.55
Automatic gunfire heard live on France 24 lasting approx 5 minutes
Various live streams video shows smoke rising from the building
France 24 and BBC report both terrorists are dead. No news about the hostage
It appears that the Paris situation was also raided at the same time. conflicting reports regarding the 6 hostages.
EDIT 14 17.30 local
3 suspects are reported dead
Police confirm ALL hostages are alive in both situations! source- France 24, BFM, BBC