The Paris Terrorists May Have Filmed Their Attacks On GoPro Cameras

French policeHandout photos released by French police in Paris of Cherif Kouachi, 32, and his brother Said Kouachi, 34.

The Paris terrorists used GoPro video cameras to film their attacks, two media outlets are reporting.

The Daily Mirror reports that Amedy Coulibaly used a GoPro camera during the raid on a Jewish supermarket, where he killed four hostages. 

Now, another journalist claims that Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi, the brothers suspected of being behind the shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, also used a GoPro camera to film their attack.

Guardian reporter Jason Burke claims that the brothers were found with a GoPro camera, and French police are now examining the device to see if it contains footage of the shooting.

It looks like the pair of gunmen were in a hurry to ditch their getaway car. They abandoned the Citroën DS3 in a Paris street, leaving behind the video camera that may have been used to film the attack as well as an ID card that belonged to a relative.

Here's how the gunmen fled the scene of the Charlie Hebdo shooting:

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Coulibaly posted a video online in which he claimed to be an ISIS supporter. The use of GoPro cameras in the Paris attacks is likely a tribute to the jihad videos released by ISIS, which show fighters shooting and killing civilians. 

Terrorists use graphic videos as a form of propaganda, knowing that they will be reposted and spread online. It's possible that the Paris attackers intended to edit together a video of their attacks from the body-mounted cameras to try and inspire other radical Muslims to carry out copycat attacks.