France mourns victims of Charlie Hebdo attack as manhunt for gunmen continue

A minute's silence was observed at midday across France as the country observed national mourning for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack.

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in the capital tolled in mourning. Meanwhile a gunman has killed a Policewoman in Paris; a day after suspected Islamists killed 12 people at the office of a satirical magazine. 

A second person was seriously injured in the attack in the southern suburb of Montrouge, after which the gunman fled.

It is unclear whether the incident is related to the Charlie Hebdo massacre, which traumatised France.

Police have made seven arrests in the hunt for two brothers, who are the main suspects.

A third has surrendered. Twelve people, including five cartoonists, were killed in yesterday's attack that also left two Policemen dead.

BBC