Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Charlie Hebdo attack - latest

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    Charlie Hebdo attack - latest




    Charlie Hebdo attack - latest


    Charlie Hebdo attack - latest







     

    The editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, has reportedly been killed in the attack, judicial sources tell Agence France Presse.
  • Video of the gunmen fleeing the attack has emerged.
  • People stand outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office after the shooting.
  • French politician Philip Cordery said a democratic freedom had been attacked: "Not only France, the whole of Europe is under shock today because by doing this horrendous act, the terrorists are once again attacking one of the important symbols of freedom, which is freedom of the press... and I think it's important for all democrats to unite and fight strongly against terrorism."
  • Fiamnetta Venner, who used to work at Charlie Hebdo, tells the BBC that journalists at the magazine had been afraid such an attack might happen: "We all were frightened of this moment, and this moment arrived. All of our friends who died, each day we will integrate them inside us. But I think they have just woken up an entire nation, because it's a generation of artists, of journalists who disappeared today."
  • French President Francois Hollande (centre left), flanked by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (right), walk outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris.
  • Echoing the language of other world leaders, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the attack "a barbaric act and an outrageous attack on press freedom".
  • More from Chancellor Merkel: "I'm shocked to receive the news of the malicious attack on a newspaper office in Paris. In these hours of pain I would like to express to you and your countrymen the sympathy of the German nation."
  • Some of the magazine's cartoonists are among the dead, Le Point has reported.
  • French police officers and forensic experts examine a car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
  • The attackers went to the second floor of the Hebdo offices and started firing indiscriminately in the newsroom, Christophe DeLoire of Reporters Without Borders tells the AP news agency. "This is the darkest day of the history of the French press," he said.
  • Italian President Matteo Renzi has added his voice to international condemnation of the attack, tweeting that "violence will always lose against freedom".
  • Chancellor Merkel said the shootings in France are not only an attack on French citizens, but on freedoms of the press and speech.
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the attack as "abominable".
  • French terrorism expert Jean Charles Brisard tells the BBC that the attack was well planned: "What we can say is, looking at the images and videos that are coming out, is the individuals were well-prepared, well-equipped; they had military-style weapons; they had probably bullet-proof jackets. So these individuals were well trained and determined indeed to commit this terrorist act, which is probably the worst that we've experienced in French history in the last 30 years."
  • Firemen at the scene of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices.
  • "I am profoundly shocked by this brutal and inhuman attack," European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker says.
  • BBC profile: Charlie Hebdo and its satirical role in French politics
  • The attack took place as staff held their weekly editorial media, a source has told the France 2 news channel.

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    @nilicule tweets: Saddened by the amount of anti-Islam commentary in my timeline. Terrorism is not an Islam problem, it's an extremism problem. #CharlieHebdo
  • France 24 TV is showing amateur footage apparently of the gunmen firing outside the building, running over to a person lying on the pavement and shooting at them while shouting slogans before getting into a car and driving off.
  • "Everybody here at the White House are with the families of those who were killed or injured in this attack," spokesman Josh Earnest says.
  • European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker condemns the attack as intolerable and barbaric.

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    @CorkGourmetGuy tweets: Sickened and saddened by what has happened in Paris, no cause can justify murder, my thoughts are with all @Charlie_Hebdo_ #CharlieHebdo
  • Police officer stands in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
  • Charlie Hebdo was targeted for exercising its right to freedom of speech, journalist Douglas Murray tells the BBC. "I think that a lot about our future freedom of speech depends on whether or not people think that Charlie Hebdo brought this on itself or realise that the people who carried out this attack are solely to blame and must be the subject of vilification from everybody, from all faiths in all of our societies."
  • A Twitter campaign pledging support for the victims and the French magazine is gaining traction within moments of the first #JeSuisCharlie hashtag being posted.

  • The White House has condemned the attack
  • The attack took place in a busy part of Paris, not far from the centre and a passer-by tells the BBC: "The street's [often] used by drivers and Parisians to go from a place to another. The office is actually located in a place where a lot of people are going through."
  • More pictures have emerged from the scene.
  • The radical Islamic State group threatened to attack France minutes before Hebdo tweeted a satirical cartoon of the extremist group's leader giving New Year's wishes, AP says.
  • The masked gunmen who carried out Wednesday's attack committed France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades, AP says.
  • French President Francois Hollande (second on the left) talks to the press upon his arrival at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
  • Two of the gunmen were dressed in typical jihadist "uniform" of black balaclavas, khaki ammunition pouches and were armed with Kalashnikovs, the BBC's Frank Gardner reports. They were heard shouting "Allahu Akbar".
  • The gunmen were armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher, AFP reports.
  • The attack happened in central Paris, near some of the capital's most famous tourist attractions.
  • Gunmen who carried out the attack are still at large, French prosecutor says.
  • This is the latest edition of the magazine, showing controversial French novelist Michel Houellebecq.
  • Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the Hebdo offices, the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris reports, as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles.
  • The 12 dead include two police officers, police say.
  • Twelve people have been killed in the attack, police say.
  • France TV Info says that gunman is heard shouting "God is great" in Arabic in a video of shooting.
  • People stand outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office after the shooting.
  • More from President Hollande: "We must react with firmness, but with consideration for national unity. We are in a difficult moment - several attacks have been avoided. We knew we were threatened because we are a country of freedom. We will punish the attackers."
  • Witnesses quoted by French Europe 1 radio say that one of the attackers shouted "The prophet was avenged" while carrying out the assault.
  • France has reinforced security at places of worship, shops, media offices and transportation, AP reports.
  • "Nobody in France should think that they can behave against the principle of the Republic and harm the spirit of the Republic, embodied by a newspaper," President Hollande said. "Today I am thinking about the victims - 11 are dead, 4 are fighting for their lives. We should do whatever we can to find those responsible and to call for national unity."
  • "France today faced a shock," President Hollande said, "which is this is a terrorist operation, by terrorists, against a newspaper that has been threatened several times - and that's why we have to give it the protection it needs."
  • French President Francois Hollande (R) arrives at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo after the shootings.

  • 'War-zone'

    Gilles Boulanger works in the same building as the Charlie Hebdo offices: "A neighbour called to warn me that there were armed men in the building and that we had to shut all the doors. And several minutes later there were several shots heard in the building from automatic weapons firing in all directions. So then we looked out of the window and saw the shooting was on Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, with the police. It was really upsetting. You'd think it was a war zone."
  • A French journalist in the Hebdo building who spoke to the BBC has described the situation as "a massacre".
  • This photograph has emerged of the purported gunmen facing off against police.

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    @SnehaSSneha tweets: The fresh attack on #CharlieHebdo Office clearly shows that the media needs to watch what it shows/speaks! But Why? can't we enjoy a satire?
  • President Hollande says that French security is now on highest alert and that 11 people are dead, four are critical and 40 others have been taken to safety. He says that one police officer is among the dead.

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    @lauchlan_s tweets: So sad about the #CharlieHebdo shooting. It's a scary time to be a journalist.
  • Fire fighters and police are now surrounding the Hebdo offices.
  • French President Francois Hollande has described the attack as a barbarous terrorist incident.

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    @ninafawr tweets: Freedom of expression and free press are core democratic values in France. They cannot and will never be defeated. #LT #CharlieHebdo
  • The French president also says that "several terrorist attacks were thwarted in recent weeks".
  • President Hollande says it is a "terrorist attack" of "exceptional barbarity".
  • President Hollande speaks at the Charlie Hebdo offices, confirming the 11 deaths and four seriously wounded.
  • The assault happened late in the morning local time, when masked gunmen entered the building, and began shooting with automatic weapons - reports speak of up to 50 shots being fired.
  • Five of the 10 people injured are in a critical condition, police say.
  • The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has tweeted to condemn the attack: "The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press."
  • Ten people are wounded in the attack, police say.
  • During the shoot-out some of the magazine's staff took shelter on the roof of the building, the International Business Times reported.
  • This picture has been posted on social media from near the scene, showing bullet holes in a police vehicle.
  • A victim is evacuated on a stretcher after the attack on the Hebdo offices.

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    Paris has been put on maximum alert following the attack, officials say.

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    @Hellawyn tweets: People who hate the press also hate freedom. They are absolutely crazy. Killing in the name of intolerance is shocking! #CharlieHebdo
  • The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Paris says that witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the Hebdo office as the attackers opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles.
  • Other French media outlets have been warned by police to be on alert and pay attention to security following shooting at Charlie Hebdo, BBC in Paris reports

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    Twelve people are killed in the attack, police say.
  • This was the scene near the Charlie Hebdo a short while ago.
  • President Francois Hollande is to visit the magazine's offices shortly, officials say.
  • Police official Luc Poignant says that it is a scene of "carnage" at the Hebdo offices.

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    @ImadMesdoua tweets: #France press already making implicit links between #CharlieHebdo's Islamic caricature controversy and today's attack. Everyone chill: wait!
  • "About a half an hour ago two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs (guns)," Benoit Bringer told France Info radio. "A few minutes later we heard lots of shots," he said, adding that men were then seen fleeing the building.
  • The offices of Charlie Hebdo have been attacked before. In 2011, they were petrol-bombed soon after naming the Prophet Muhammad as its "editor-in-chief" for its next issue.

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    Ten people are killed in the attack, Paris prosecutor says.

    Charlie Hebdo attack - latest

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    @lahnabeetweets: Chills down spine hearing #CharlieHebdo story, what is this permanence of attack of some sort or the other there.
  • Several people are reported to have been killed in the attack. French journalist Benoit Bringer who saw the attack told the iTele network he saw several masked men armed with machine guns, AFP news agency reports.
  • Welcome to the BBC's live coverage of the unfolding attack at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.


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