Five people are reported to have been taken hostage and two people have been killed in the latest news coming out of Paris.
A shoot-out took place around the Hypercasher Vincennes in Porte de Vincennes in the east of the capital.
It comes after the hunt for the Charlie Hebdo gunmen developed into a siege.
It has been reported that the perpetrator behind the latest incident is suspected of shooting dead a policewoman yesterday in the Parisian suburb of Montrouge.
Police have issued an appeal for help tracing a man and a woman who they said are believed to be "armed and dangerous" i n relation to yesterday's killing.
They are Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and Hayat Boumeddiene, 26.
Police said they are being sought as part of the investigation following the "voluntary homicide" carried out in Montrouge in connection with a "terrorist enterprise".
A Twitter user called David who said he was in a restaurant near the scene at Porte de Vincennes reported hearing gunshots.
He wrote: "Everyone is under the tables. The atmosphere is changing between nervous laughter and the first signs of stress."
He posted images of armed officers crouched at the side of a car, with the message: "Facing hypercasher."
Today the Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was "closely monitoring the situation".
A spokesman added: " We are in close contact with our counterparts in France, the Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France (Crif), and stand with the French Jewish community in steadfast solidarity at this difficult time."
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