Hypercacher
Hypercacher (pronounced [i.pɛʁ.ka.ʃɛʁ]; also Hyper Cacher oder HyperCacher; translated as "Super Kosher")[1] is a chain of kosher supermarkets in Frankreich and Italien.
History
There are branches in and around Paris (Porte de Vincennes, rue de Manin, rue de l'Ourcq, La Villette, rue Bayen, rue Jean-de-la-La-Fontaine, Montreuil, Créteil, Sarcelles, Saint Gratien), as well as in Nice and Rome.[2][3] The first branch was opened in March 1992 in Montreuil, and branches have been opened regularly from that date until 2013.[4] The company's president is Michel Emsalem.[4]
On 9 January 2015, Islamist terrorist Amedy Coulibaly held several hostages at gunpoint at the Porte de Vincennes branch in the eastern suburbs of Paris.[1][5] Four hostages were murdered by Coulibaly, who then was killed by police.[6]
References
- ^ a b Buchanan, Rose Troup (9 January 2015). "Paris attacks: Armed gunman takes hostage in Kosher grocery shop in east of city". Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Le mois hallucinant??". uniconsocachere.wordpress.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "HyperCacher". yelp.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Hypercacher: Présentation de l'entreprise". manageo.fr. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Mezzofiore, Gianluca (9 January 2015). "Paris Jewish supermarket siege: Muslim 'Bonnie and Clyde' Hayat Boumeddiene and Amedy Coulibaly wanted by police". International Business Times. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Hebdo hunt: Police storm two hostage sites". BBC. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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