Ruler on 07 January 2015
At Least 12 Dead In Terrorist Attack On Paris Publication Charlie Hebdo
Four of the nation’s most famous cartoonists are reportedly dead, and President François Hollande said the death toll may rise.BuzzFeed News reporter Anais Bordages is at the scene. WARNING: Some of the images and videos below are graphic.
posted on Jan. 7, 2015, at 12:16 p.m.
French former Youth and Associations Junior minister Jeannette Bougrab (center ) is comforted by an unidentified person outside of the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Jan. 7 AFP / Getty Images KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
What We Know So Far
- A terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has left at least 12 dead, officials said.
- Three masked assailants carried out the attack and are still on the loose, a top security official said.
- The magazine has a history of satirizing many religions, including Islam. In 2011, the publication was firebombed after running a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
- The assailants shouted “Allahu akbar” while storming the newspapers’ offices, the AP reported.
- President Francois Hollande called the attack “a terrorist attack without a doubt.”
