Paris gunmen: Police launch terror raid in Reims

French armed police are reportedly raiding a property in Reims where one of the gunmen is thought to be from.

The youngest gunman, 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad, is believed to have been a student in the city.

The other men have been named as French brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi, in their early 30s.

France’s elite anti-terrorist unit arrived in the northeastern city of Reims as part of the hunt for the gunmen who attacked the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

A member of the elite unit at the scene said either the suspects will be able to escape or “there will be a showdown”.

Witnesses have reported seeing tens of offices dressed all in black and heavily armed.