Hypercacher
Hypercacher(pronounced[ipɛʁkaʃɛʁ];alsoHyper CacherorHyperCacher;translated as "Hyper Kosher" )[1]is a chain ofkoshersupermarketsinFranceandItaly.
There are branches in and aroundParis(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 inNiceandRome.[2][3]
History[edit]
The first branch was opened in March 1992 in Montreuil, and branches have been opened from that date until 2013.[4]The company's president is Michel Emsalem.[4]
On 9 January 2015,IslamistterroristAmedy Coulibalyheld several hostages at gunpointat thePorte de Vincennesbranch in the eastern suburbs of Paris.[1][5]Four hostages were murdered by Coulibaly, who was then killed by police.[6]
Some of those saved were saved by Lassana Bathily, a Muslim ofMaliandescent, who hid them in the basement of the shop.[7]
References[edit]
- ^abBuchanan, Rose Troup (9 January 2015)."Paris attacks: Armed gunman takes hostage in Kosher grocery shop in east of city".Independent.Retrieved9 January2015.
- ^"Le mois hallucinant??".uniconsocachere.wordpress.com.20 February 2014.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^"HyperCacher".yelp.com.Retrieved10 January2015.
- ^ab"Hypercacher: Présentation de l'entreprise".manageo.fr.Retrieved10 January2012.
- ^Mezzofiore, Gianluca (9 January 2015)."Paris Jewish supermarket siege: Muslim 'Bonnie and Clyde' Hayat Boumeddiene and Amedy Coulibaly wanted by police".International Business Times.Retrieved9 January2015.
- ^"Charlie Hebdo hunt: Police storm two hostage sites".BBC. 9 January 2015.Retrieved9 January2015.
- ^"France attacks: 'Hero' Lassana Bathily gets citizenship".BBC News.2015-01-20.Retrieved2023-01-13.
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