Complex sentence: The manhunt continued with the discovery of the two fugitive suspects on 9 January when an exchange of gunfire and blasts were heard near the commune of Dammartin-en-Goële, 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Paris.
Split into simpler sentences: The manhunt continued with the discovery of the two fugitive suspects on 9 January. An exchange of gunfire and blasts were heard near the commune of Dammartin-en-Goële, 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Paris.