PARIS, France: At least 12 persons including two policemen were killed while 10 wounded when two unknown gunmen opened fire in the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly newspaper, in central Paris.
Horrifying video shows Paris gunmen brutally slaughter police officer on street pic.twitter.com/JgsuVqIgiZ
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) January 7, 2015
Paris attackers heard shouting “Allahu Akbar!” in new video
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In a statement, the French President Francois Hollande said that the shooting at Charlie Hebdo is “undoubtedly a terrorist attack”.
Paris attackers shouted “we have avenged the prophet” – AFP source — Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) January 7, 2015
The French president confirmed that 11 persons were killed and four sustained critical injuries while at least 40 were “saved.”
The numbers of victims is likely to rise, Hollande added.
Hollande further said that “several terrorist attacks have been prevented in recent weeks.”
Meanwhile, the French government said that it was raising national security level to the highest notch, according to Reuters.
The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 7, 2015
Attack on a newspaper office in Paris will only create more problems for Muslims in France.Attackers actually attacked Muslims.
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirGEO) January 7, 2015
In November 2011, the newspaper headquarters were firebombed and its website was hacked after a spoof issue featuring a caricature of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on its cover.
