Charlie Hebdo manhunt: Brothers flee in stolen car

SHOTS were fired today after two suspects in the massacre at satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead stole a car and drove off.

Said Kouachi, left, and Cherif Kouachi. Picture: PA

Brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stole a Peugeot this morning in the town of Montagny Sainte Felicite, about 30 miles north east of Paris.

There are also reports of the involvement of hostages.

Thousands of French security forces have mobilised to find the brothers after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris on Wednesday.

A gas station where the pair were spotted yesterday. Picture: Getty

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