How were the French able to identify the assailants so quickly? Uh...one of them left their id in the get-away-car:
Charlie Hebdo Attack: French Officials Say One of the Alleged Gunman Left ID in Getaway Car
PARIS—Investigators chasing the two brothers who allegedly attacked satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, found an improbable clue in their abandoned getaway car: a national identity card, according to French officials.
The document carried the name of 34-year-old Said Kouachi, a man with no police record, the officials said. But, following the trails, investigators dug out court files of his brother, Chérif Kouachi, 32, who was sentenced to an 18-month prison term in 2008 for being part of a terror group, according to Paris prosecutors.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/charlie...hunt-for-gunmen-1420708623?mod=fox_australian
Charlie Hebdo Attack: French Officials Say One of the Alleged Gunman Left ID in Getaway Car
PARIS—Investigators chasing the two brothers who allegedly attacked satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, found an improbable clue in their abandoned getaway car: a national identity card, according to French officials.
The document carried the name of 34-year-old Said Kouachi, a man with no police record, the officials said. But, following the trails, investigators dug out court files of his brother, Chérif Kouachi, 32, who was sentenced to an 18-month prison term in 2008 for being part of a terror group, according to Paris prosecutors.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/charlie...hunt-for-gunmen-1420708623?mod=fox_australian