Deadly attack on satirical magazine in Paris
At least 12 people, including four cartoonists and two policemen, killed by three gunmen at Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Three heavily armed men have attacked a French satirical magazine based in Paris, killing at least 12 people, including four cartoonists and two policemen, officials have said.
The lawyer of the magazine confirmed that four cartoonists working with the publication, including the publisher Stephane Charbonnier, known as 'Charb', were among the dead.The cartoonists known as Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski were also killed in the attack, AFP news agency quoted a judicial source as saying.
Charlie Hebdo has drawn repeated threats for its caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, among other controversial sketches.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the assault was carried out by three attackers.
In an amateur camera footage shared on the Internet, the attackers are heard shouting, "We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad".
The gunmen fled eastwards towards the Paris suburbs, dumping their car in a residential area, police said. They then hijacked another car before running over a pedestrian and disappearing.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Paris, said journalists and cartoonists reported several masked men dressed in black entering the building who then began to fire with automatic weapons.
"Some journalists took refuge on the roof," Rowland said.
"Charlie Hebdo has pushed boundaries in the past, and continues to challenge the idea of censorship."
President Francois Hollande, speaking outside the office of the magazine, described the attack as having been carried out by barbaric people.
"This is an attack on free speech." he told reporters. "No one can harm the spirit of this country
The body represents France's Muslim community, which is Europe's biggest and estimated to number between 3.5 million and five million people.
Hollande held a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace over the incident on Wednesday.
French authorities said that school trips and all school outdoor activities have been cancelled until further notice while the gunmen are at large.
US President Barack Obama's spokesman said the US "condemns [the attack] in the strongest terms".
Josh Earnest said US officials have been in close contact to assist the French in the wake of the incident.
Earnest said the French have been "stalwart allies" in the US fight against the ISIL, adding: "We know they are not going to be cowed by this terrible act."
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At least 12 people, including four cartoonists and two policemen, killed by three gunmen at Charlie Hebdo magazine.
Three heavily armed men have attacked a French satirical magazine based in Paris, killing at least 12 people, including four cartoonists and two policemen, officials have said.
The lawyer of the magazine confirmed that four cartoonists working with the publication, including the publisher Stephane Charbonnier, known as 'Charb', were among the dead.The cartoonists known as Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski were also killed in the attack, AFP news agency quoted a judicial source as saying.
Charlie Hebdo has drawn repeated threats for its caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, among other controversial sketches.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the assault was carried out by three attackers.
In an amateur camera footage shared on the Internet, the attackers are heard shouting, "We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad".
The gunmen fled eastwards towards the Paris suburbs, dumping their car in a residential area, police said. They then hijacked another car before running over a pedestrian and disappearing.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, reporting from Paris, said journalists and cartoonists reported several masked men dressed in black entering the building who then began to fire with automatic weapons.
"Some journalists took refuge on the roof," Rowland said.
"Charlie Hebdo has pushed boundaries in the past, and continues to challenge the idea of censorship."
President Francois Hollande, speaking outside the office of the magazine, described the attack as having been carried out by barbaric people.
"This is an attack on free speech." he told reporters. "No one can harm the spirit of this country
The body represents France's Muslim community, which is Europe's biggest and estimated to number between 3.5 million and five million people.
Hollande held a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace over the incident on Wednesday.
French authorities said that school trips and all school outdoor activities have been cancelled until further notice while the gunmen are at large.
US President Barack Obama's spokesman said the US "condemns [the attack] in the strongest terms".
Josh Earnest said US officials have been in close contact to assist the French in the wake of the incident.
Earnest said the French have been "stalwart allies" in the US fight against the ISIL, adding: "We know they are not going to be cowed by this terrible act."
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