Jewish supermarket reopens in Paris
Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve is among first customers, as management thank public for 'huge support'
THE JEWISH supermarket in Paris where four hostages were killed in an attack co-ordinated with the Charlie Hebdo gunmen has managed to reopen this weekend.
Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve was the first customer on Sunday morning at Hyper Cacher, at the Porte de Vincennes in the 20th arrondissement, buying two bottles of wine.
He described the reopening as "brave" and said: "It shows that life is stronger than everything. It is important to pay respect to the memory of those who fell under the fire of barbarity."
Fifteen hostages survived the siege, which was beamed around the world on live television after the store was stormed by Amédy Coulibaly, an accomplice of the Kouachi brothers behind the Charlie Hebdo massacre, on January 9.
The supermarket has now been completely refitted, with an entirely new staff - as those who were working at the time of the siege are still on sick leave with shock.
Emmanuel est venu faire ses courses à #HyperCacher pour montrer qu'il "n'a pas peur" pic.twitter.com/Tnf9ZAgY02— Mathilde Golla (@Mathgolla) March 15, 2015
Hyper Cacher group said in a statement: "We are more determined than ever to allow our clients to eat kosher."
Shop manager Laurent Mimoun told Le Figaro: "We had no choice - we had to reopen as soon as possible. We've had a huge amount of support from the public and the state."
The store remains under armed guard, as well as other "sensitive" sites around Paris and the Alpes-Maritimes region on the French Riviera.
Six people believed to be close to Amédy Coulibaly have been questioned by police in recent weeks, on suspicion of helping the planning of the attack by supplying weapons or vehicles.
