SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 RABI ALAWWAL 19, 1436 AH No: 16398 Mulla’s appeal Sirisena sworn Prince Ali’s FIFA rejected, remains in as Sri Lanka’s bid doomed, in custody3 new president7 say47 Asia chiefs Gunmen killed as Min 04º 150 Fils French sieges end Max 19º Hostages freed, killed at print works, Jewish store PARIS: Elite French police stormed a print en-Goele, the two Islamist Charlie Hebdo gun- works and a Jewish supermarket yesterday, men staged a desperate escape bid, charging killing two brothers wanted for the Charlie out of the building all guns blazing at the Hebdo attack and a gunman linked to them in a security forces before being cut down in their dramatic end to twin sieges that rocked France. tracks, a security source said. Police confirmed As shots and explosions rang out in the City of their identity as Cherif and Said Kouachi, Light, five people, including the gunman, were French-born orphans of Algerian origin. found dead in the aftermath of the assault on The other hostage-taker in the eastern the Jewish store in eastern Paris and several Porte de Vincennes area of Paris was also sus- captives were freed, security sources said. A fur- pected of gunning down a policewoman in ther four people were in critical condition after southern Paris Thursday and knew at least one the raid, as ambulances raced to the scene, join- of the Charlie Hebdo gunmen. French police ing a jam of police vans, other emergency vehi- released mugshots of the man, Amedy cles and helicopters buzzing overhead. Coulibaly, 32, as well as a woman named as “It’s war!” screamed a mother as she 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene, also wanted dragged her daughter from the scene. An AFP over the shooting of the policewoman. The reporter saw at least one body lying at the Vincennes area was swamped with police who scene, where the sliding glass door of the shop shut down the city’s ring road as well as was completely shattered. The dramatic climax schools and shops in the area. Authorities to the two standoffs brought to an end more ordered residents to stay indoors. than 48 hours of fear and uncertainty that In Dammartin-en-Goele, only 12 km from began when the two brothers slaughtered 12 Paris’s main Charles de Gaulle airport, French people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in elite forces had deployed snipers on roofs and the bloodiest attack on French soil in half a cen- helicopters buzzed low over the small printing tury. The weekly had lampooned jihadists and business where the Charlie Hebdo suspects repeatedly published cartoons of Prophet had been cornered early yesterday. Ahead of PARIS: A screengrab taken from a video shows members of the French police special Muhammad (PBUH) which angered many the standoff, police had already exchanged fire forces launching an assault at a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes in eastern Muslims. with the pair in a high-speed car chase. One Paris yesterday. — AFP (See Pages 9 & 10) A woman living in an apartment two witness described coming face-to-face at the One 60-year-old choked back tears as she said the woman. Prior to the standoff, the sus- storeys above the supermarket, Virginie printer’s with one of the suspects, dressed in said how elite forces burst into the shop pects had hijacked a car from a woman who Handani, 35, said she heard “two big bangs black, wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying where her daughter works and ordered them said she recognised the brothers. The spec- and gunfire that lasted around a minute” what looked like a Kalashnikov. The salesman to take cover. “My daughter told me: ‘Don’t be tacular attacks came as it emerged the broth- when the assault started. About 30 km to the told France Info radio that one of the brothers scared mummy, we’re well protected. She was ers had been on a US terror watch list “for northeast, in the small town of Dammartin- said: “‘Leave, we don’t kill civilians anyhow’.” calm but me, I’m scared. I’m really scared,” years”. — AFP Interior Minister catches, deports traffic violator KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah stopped yesterday a driver who was violating traffic law by driving in the opposite direction on the coastal road. According to the media department of the Interior Ministry, Sheikh Mohammad spotted the violation while heading to attend Friday prayers. Sheikh Mohammad The minister ordered the immedi- ate deportation of the driver, who is an Asian national, for his act which endangered road commuters, said the statement. MELBOURNE: Ali Hussain Fadhel of Kuwait (third left) dives and heads home a goal as Australia’s Tim Cahill (second The violator was apprehended and legal procedures against right) and Mathew Ryan (right) attempt to block during the opening football match of the AFC Asian Cup yesterday. him are ongoing in preparation for his deportation, said the Australia won 4-1. — AFP (See Page 48) department. — KUNA LOCAL SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 Foul play suspected in man’s death KUWAIT: The body of an Egyptian man was taken for an autopsy bing the man to death while being under the influence of drugs. they checked his ID, he was found to be wanted. as crime scene investigators suspect that foul play could be He cited money-related disputes as the motive behind the crime. involved. Friends of the deceased brought him to south Jleeb Al- The victim was found bloodied at dawn Thursday with a stab Break in and theft Shuyuikh polyclinic, where the examining doctor suspected foul wound to his thigh. A woman and her friend told police that someone broke into one play. A case was filed. of their cars and stole their bags - one with KD 120 and the other with Fugitive caught KD 40. The woman said the thief withdrew also KD 500 from her bank Murder suspect arrested Jahra police arrested a citizen wanted to serve four-year jail account. Meanwhile, a bedoon man told Abdullah Al-Mubarak police A man admitted killing an Asian man whose body was found sentence with a quantity of narcotic pills, and he was sent to the that an unknown person stole KD 630 from his bank account by mak- behind the telephone exchange in Jleeb Al-Shuyuikh recently. Drugs Control General Department. The arrest was made when a ing two withdrawals of KD 500 and KD 130. In another case, police Farwaniya police had arrested the man among other suspects as patrol saw a car parked on the side of the road and the driver ask- are looking for a sports-utility-vehicle (SUV) that was reported stolen, part of investigating in the case. The suspect admitted to stab- ing for help, but they noticed he was acting abnormally. When with KD 350 and a hunting gun inside. —Al-Anbaa Firefighters rescue residents from the burning flat in A resident is taken to safety. A resident receives first aid after being evacuated. Maidan Hawally. No injuries in Maidan Hawally blaze By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: An eight-storey building in Maidan Hawally caught fire at dawn Friday. Salmiya, Hawally and technical rescue cen- ters rushed to the building and evacuated those trapped because of the smoke. The fire, which was in a storage area under the staircase, was put out. No injuries were reported Sawaber fire Fire broke out in a Sawaber compound building in Sharq. Hilali, Capital and technical rescue teams rushed to the com- pound, as the fire was on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors. The building was evacuated and blaze was put out without injuries. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire. Drug smuggling foiled Customs officers at Kuwait International Airport arrested an Egyptian man with 200 narcotic tablets he hid in a hair cream tub. The suspect was taken to the Drug Control General Department to face charges. Separately, Abdaly customs offi- cers foiled an attempt to smuggle opium and shabu into Kuwait. A customs source said the luggage of an Iranian fami- ly arriving from Iraq were searched, and a can of ghee was found to contain two kilos of opium, in addition to shabu. The family members were referred to concerned authorities. Polyclinic robbery Saad Al-Abdullah polyclinic was broken into during Friday prayers and two plasma TVs were stolen. It seems the thief Firefighters tackle the blaze at the Sawaber building. was injured as blood was noticed in the area. The guard said he was at the mosque during the time of theft. The scene after Maidan Hawally’s fire was put out. The burned apartments at Sawaber compound. The scene after Sawaber’s fire was extinguished. LOCAL SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 Mulla’s grievance rejected, remains in custody KUWAIT: The Criminal Court rejected a grievance by former MP Saleh Al-Mulla against the Public Prosecution’s decision to remand him in custody for 10 days, pending investigations in a case in which he is accused of offending His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Twitter. Mulla denied criminal intent before the court, where he was brought Thursday from central prison. He admitted though that he posted the tweets in question. The criminal court will look into the case Sunday, Al-Qabas daily reported yesterday. Mulla, who was an independent and liberal lawmaker for three years until 2011, was detained last Tuesday over tweets he posted the previous day when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was in Kuwait for an official visit.