As daybreak nears in France, police continue to conduct raids across the northeast region in and near the ancient town of Riems for two brothers wanted in the massacre of 12 people at the weekly satirical magazine known as Charlie. They are Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34. One accused, an 18 year-old, has turned himself in to police, reports say. And once again, as in the Boston marathon killings and many other acts of terrorism, the perpetrators are well-known to authorities. In the shock of such atrocities, the anonymity of those responsible seems to make the event even more fearsome, if that were possible. But following history, the brothers Kouachi were on record with security specialists, including in the U.S. One of them has previously been convicted in France and jailed for terrorism. They are both French nationals of Algerian extraction. In the linked Reuters account, it is recorded (as posted here six hours ago) that police in France had an enormous stroke of luck when one of the terrorists left some form of identification behind in an abandoned vehicle. It is feared the brothers may finally go down in gunfire when they are located. Reuters
