PARIS MASSACRE: Two Armed Charlie Hebdo Suspects Traced To Northern France - Reports

Cherif Kouachi (L), and his brother Said Kouachi (R) (AFP Photo/French Police)

Two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting have been tracked down in the Picardy region of northern France, sources say, according to AFP. The men were traveling in a Renault Clio, they were reportedly armed and wearing hoods, Le Parisien reported.

The development comes as it emerged a policewoman has died after she was shot in a separate attack close to the French capital this morning.

It is unclear whether there is any link between the two incidents.

A huge manhunt was launched after yesterday's atrocity at the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper, which left 12 people dead.

Photographs of two brothers were released by police, as a third man handed himself in.

Emergency staff at the scene after a shooting in Montrouge, south of Paris (AP)

Police officers guard a building where colleagues look for evidence relating to the suspects in the shooting attack (AP)

Based on RT.com monitored reports, the European Parliament members observed a minute of silence in front of their Brussels HQ to show solidarity with French citizens and the victims of the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris. Thousands of Brussels residents joined the event.

“We have learnt with great shock and sadness of the terrorist attack against the Paris office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo. This heinous act is an attack against our values of freedom of expression and freedom of the press, against tolerance and mutual respect. I condemn it strongly,” said EP President Martin Schulz.

“On behalf of the European Parliament, I express my condolences to the families and friends of the victims,” he added.