Accomplices in the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris are still on the run, leading authorities to worry they may take part in future incidents of terrorism.
The latest information suggests Hayat Boumeddiene, a female accomplice to Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman killed after mounting an attack at a kosher market in Paris, has left the country and made her way through Turkey to Syria.
Authorities originally stated Boumeddiene accompanied Coulibaly during the fatal shooting of a female police officer, but now sources are claiming Boumeddiene may have made her exit from France after the New Year, and passed through Istanbul on Jan. 2. Her movements suggest she may not have been in France at the time of the shooting.
"On January 2, a woman corresponding to her profile and presenting a piece of identity took a flight from Madrid to Istanbul," a source familiar with the investigation said.
Boumeddiene is believed to be the partner of Coulibaly. She is armed and dangerous, according to law enforcement personnel. Photos released by authorities show Boumeddiene training with a crossbow.
The couple had known the Kouachi brothers, two of the primary suspects in the shooting at Charlie Hebdo, since 2010.
Some 500 calls were reportedly exchanged between Boumeddiene and Cherif Kouachi's wife, authorities say, suggesting the women's possible involvement in the planning and execution of the attacks in France.
Charlie Hebdo is a satirical newspaper based in France, noted for its controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, an act forbidden by Islam.
Stéphane Charbonnier, known as Charb, the 47-year-old editor of Charlie Hebdo, was killed during the attack on his organization.
Surviving staff members at Charlie Hebdo have vowed to continue publication of their magazine, planning to publish 1 million copies of its first issue following the attack, compared with a usual run of 60,000. The website for the magazine now displays a defiant fist, with the headline "Je Suis Charlie" -- French for "I am Charlie."
On Jan. 7, a pair of gunmen burst into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, opening fire with automatic weapons, a shotgun and other armaments. The onslaught resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including a pair of police officers, as well as wounding 11 others.
During the series of attacks that ensued over two days, hostages were taken at a kosher market at Porte de Vincennes, and a shooting was carried out in Montrouge. By the end of the attacks, 20 people, including three terrorists, had perished in four locations around the nation.
French law enforcement officers were warned terrorist cells have been activated around the nation.
Authorities say Coulibaly made several calls before his death on Jan. 9 in which he discussed plans to carry out attacks on law enforcement targets.
"These madmen, fanatics, have nothing to do with the Muslim religion. France has not seen the end of the threats it faces," French President François Hollande stated during a televised address responding to the attacks and continuing hunt for accomplices.
Roughly 700,000 people attended vigils around France to mourn the deaths of the 17 people killed during the attacks. This included gatherings of 50,000 people in Marseille, 75,000 in Nantes, and 120,000 who came out in Toulouse.
