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Gun attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo kills 11 Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 11
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Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say.Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say.
Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles. Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles before escaping.
The satirical weekly has courted controversy in the past with its take on news and current affairs. President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack "of exceptional barbarity".
Its latest tweet was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. A major police operation has been launched in the Paris area to catch the attackers.
An eyewitness, Benoit Bringer, told French TV channel Itele: "Two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs. A few minutes later we heard lots of shots." Charlie's latest tweet was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The satirical weekly has courted controversy in the past with its irreverent take on news and current affairs.
The magazine was fire-bombed in November 2011 a day after it carried a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.
People had been "murdered in a cowardly manner", President Hollande told reporters at the scene. "We are threatened because we are a country of liberty," he added, appealing for national unity.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said in a tweet: "The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press."
'Black-hooded men'
Two of those killed are police officers, France's AFP news agency reports, and five of those wounded are critically injured.
An eyewitness, Benoit Bringer, told French TV channel Itele: "Two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs.
"A few minutes later we heard lots of shots."
The men were then seen fleeing the building.The men were then seen fleeing the building.
"It's carnage," French police official Luc Poignant told another French channel, BFMTV."It's carnage," French police official Luc Poignant told another French channel, BFMTV.
The magazine was fire-bombed in November 2011 a day after it carried a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. Police have warned French media to be on alert and pay attention to security following the attack.