Four of France's leading cartoonists are among 12 dead after a military-style attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo - widely compared to Britain's Private Eye magazine.
Charlie Hebdo's editor and publisher Stephane Charbonnier — known as Charb — died in the attack and was reportedly on an al Qaeda hit list. He had been assigned police protection and it's believed his protection officer was also.
Four well-known French cartoonists were among the 12 people killed
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The four cartoonists known to have died, including Charb, created artwork for the magazine which was known for controversial caricatures of the prophet Muhammad, which many Muslims considered offensive and some deemed racist.
Charb consistently defended his right to satirise religion. In 2012, a year after the magazine's offices were firebombed by opponents, he said: "I have no kids, no wife, no car... I'd rather die standing than live on my knees."
The magazine's editor-in-chief Gerard Biard, who was in London at the time of the attack, told radio station France Inter that "a newspaper is not a weapon of war".
Leading French cartoonists reported killed in Charlie Hebdo
Charb, publisher and editor(01 of09)
Stephane Charbonnier, 47, was the magazine's publisher, often known only as Charb. He had run the magazine since 2009, and also worked for TV show Télérama and magazine Fluide Glacial.
One of his best-known cartoon series was a cat and dog pair called Maurice and Patapon, an irreverent duo whose stories often featured shocking, pornographic or political content.
The title of his column in the magazine translates in English as "Charb does not like people".
In 2013 Charlie Hebdo published a book called "The Life of Mohammed" which Charb said was a properly researched and educational work prepared by a Franco-Tunisian sociologist.
"It is a biography authorised by Islam since it was edited by Muslims," he said, adding: "Before having a laugh about a character, it's better to know him. As much as we know about the life of Jesus, we know nothing about Mohammed." (credit:Mousse/ABACA)
One of his best-known cartoon series was a cat and dog pair called Maurice and Patapon, an irreverent duo whose stories often featured shocking, pornographic or political content.
The title of his column in the magazine translates in English as "Charb does not like people".
In 2013 Charlie Hebdo published a book called "The Life of Mohammed" which Charb said was a properly researched and educational work prepared by a Franco-Tunisian sociologist.
"It is a biography authorised by Islam since it was edited by Muslims," he said, adding: "Before having a laugh about a character, it's better to know him. As much as we know about the life of Jesus, we know nothing about Mohammed." (credit:Mousse/ABACA)
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Charb stood outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2011 after they were destroyed by a petrol bomb attack overnight. There were no injuries. The magazine had just published a special edition renaming the magazine Charia (Sharia) Hebdo and featuring a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad.
In 2012 he said to Le Monde that the magazine would continue to satirise Islam until "it is as commonplace as Catholicism" to mock the religion. He told the Associated Press the same year, “A pencil is not a weapon. It’s just a means of expression.”
“Mohammed isn’t sacred to me. I don’t blame Muslims for not laughing at our drawings. I live under French law. I don’t live under Quranic law,” he said. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
In 2012 he said to Le Monde that the magazine would continue to satirise Islam until "it is as commonplace as Catholicism" to mock the religion. He told the Associated Press the same year, “A pencil is not a weapon. It’s just a means of expression.”
“Mohammed isn’t sacred to me. I don’t blame Muslims for not laughing at our drawings. I live under French law. I don’t live under Quranic law,” he said. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
Cabu, lead cartoonist(03 of09)
Left-leaning Jean Cabut was known as Cabu. The 76-year-old's most famous cartoon character, 'Le Grand Duduche', appeared in the newspaper Driver in the 1960s.
Le Grand Duduche is a lazy blond school student with small round glasses, thought to be loosely based on Cabu himself. He published a book about the boy - his favourite character - in 2012. (credit:BERTRAND GUAY via Getty Images)
Le Grand Duduche is a lazy blond school student with small round glasses, thought to be loosely based on Cabu himself. He published a book about the boy - his favourite character - in 2012. (credit:BERTRAND GUAY via Getty Images)
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Cabu, pictured here testing his designs on a photocopier in 1971, studied art in Paris. His early career included two years drawing for the French army newspaper, The Bled, during which he kept a pacifist stance. (credit:RDA via Getty Images)
Georges Wolinski, cartoonist(05 of09)
"Luckily the world is evil. I could not bear to go wrong in a world that is well," Wolinski is quoted as saying. The 80-year-old Jewish artist was born in Tunisia, where his father was murdered, and later moved to France. (credit:Ulf Andersen via Getty Images)
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The well-known artist collaborated on a 2007 book with the French attorney Pierre-Philippe Barkats, called “Thanks, Hanukkah Harry” in which the protagonist fights against climate change and other ecological issues. (credit:Ulf Andersen via Getty Images)
Tignous, cartoonist(07 of09)
Cult cartoonist Bernard Velhac was best known under his pseudonym of Tignous. He was 58.
Tignous was born in 1957 in Paris, and was a member of 'Cartooning for Peace', an initiative created in 2006 by Kofi Annan, then UN Secretary General, to promote tolerance through cartoons.
He can be seen here in front of the Charlie Hebdo offices after they were destroyed by a petrol bomb attack overnight in 2011. (credit:ALEXANDER KLEIN via Getty Images)
Tignous was born in 1957 in Paris, and was a member of 'Cartooning for Peace', an initiative created in 2006 by Kofi Annan, then UN Secretary General, to promote tolerance through cartoons.
He can be seen here in front of the Charlie Hebdo offices after they were destroyed by a petrol bomb attack overnight in 2011. (credit:ALEXANDER KLEIN via Getty Images)
(08 of09)
He created cartoons from 1980 and has published over 10 books. His first work appeared in L’Idiot International, La Grosse Bertha and L’événement du Jeudi. (credit:Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACA)
Bernard Maris, contributor and investor (09 of09)
Maris was a contributor to Charlie Hedbo, and a member of the Bank of France's General Council.
He wrote for the magazine under the pen name "Oncle Bernard."
Bank of France governor Christian Noyer said in a statement that Maris was "a cultured, kind and very tolerant man. He will be much missed. He added of the massacre: "This is a barbaric attack on the freedom of the press."
He wrote for the magazine under the pen name "Oncle Bernard."
Bank of France governor Christian Noyer said in a statement that Maris was "a cultured, kind and very tolerant man. He will be much missed. He added of the massacre: "This is a barbaric attack on the freedom of the press."
Paris Shooting
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Police officers and rescue workers gather at the scene after gunmen stormed a French newspaper, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor and a cartoonist, before escaping in a getaway car. It was France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French President Francois Hollande, third right front, flanked with security forces arrives outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 12 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Remy De La Mauviniere) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman cries outside the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twekve dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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A woman cries outside the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twekve dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least one dead according to a police source and 'six seriously injured' police officers according to City Hall. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least one dead according to a police source and 'six seriously injured' police officers according to City Hall. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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A truck tows the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, on January 7, 2015 in Paris. A source close to the investigation said two men 'armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher' stormed the building in central Paris and 'fire was exchanged with security forces'. The source said a gunman had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian while attempting to speed away. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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An injured person is evacuated outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Police official says 11 dead in shooting at the French satirical newspaper. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French police officers and forensic experts examine the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, on January 7, 2015 in Paris. A source close to the investigation said two men 'armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher' stormed the building in central Paris and 'fire was exchanged with security forces'. The source said a gunman had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian while attempting to speed away. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07: Officers examine the vehicle used by terrorists abandonned in 'Rue de Meaux' on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France. Gunmen have attacked french satirical weekly 'Charlie Hebdo' and killed 12 people including 2 police officers. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images) (credit:Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)
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Armed gunmen are seen near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, during an attack on the offices of the newspaper which left eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / ANNE GELBARD (Photo credit should read ANNE GELBARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANNE GELBARD via Getty Images)
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Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, during an attack on the offices of the newspaper which left eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / ANNE GELBARD (Photo credit should read ANNE GELBARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANNE GELBARD via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07: Ambulances and polive gather at Charlie Hebdo offices after a deadly attack on the french satirical magazine on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France. Twelve people were killed including two police officers. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) (credit:Aurelien Meunier via Getty Images)
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A truck tows the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, on January 7, 2015 in Paris. A source close to the investigation said two men 'armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher' stormed the building in central Paris and 'fire was exchanged with security forces'. The source said a gunman had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian while attempting to speed away. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A photo taken on January 7, 2015 shows a bullet's impact on the window of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07: A general view of the scene at Charlie Hebdo offices after a deadly attack on the french satirical magazine on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France. Twelve people were killed including two police officers. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) (credit:Aurelien Meunier via Getty Images)
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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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scene in Paris, France, after eleven people were shot dead in an attack at the offices of a French satirical magazine which angered some Muslims after publishing crude caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, according to reports. (credit:@julienrbcc/PA)
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PARIS, FRANCE JANUARY 07: Police officers take security measures near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen attacked the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers. (Photo by Onur Usta/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A victim is evacuated on a stretcher on January 7, 2015 after armed gunmen stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, leaving at least 11 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Police forces gather in street outside the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead according to prosecutors. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015 and treat victims, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Police officers and firefighters gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 'casualties', according to the publication's cartoonist, and 'six seriously injured' police officers according to City Hall. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Police officers and firefighters gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 'casualties', according to the publication's cartoonist, and 'six seriously injured' police officers according to City Hall. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least one dead according to a police source and 'six seriously injured' police officers according to City Hall. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images)
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People stand outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office after a shooting, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PARIS, FRANCE JANUARY 07: Police officers take security measures near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen attacked the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers. (Photo by Onur Usta/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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Firefighters push a stretcher outside the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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A police officer stands next to the bicycle of a police officer who was hit by a car near the shell of a bullet (bottom R) not far from the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to a source close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT (Photo credit should read Philippe Dupeyrat/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE DUPEYRAT via Getty Images)
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CORRECTING ID Francois Molins, Paris' prosecutor talks to the press after he arrived at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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French President Francois Hollande (C) speaks to the press after arriving at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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French president François Hollande leaves the Palais de l'Elysee to go to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK KOVARIK via Getty Images)
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French president François Hollande leaves the Palais de l'Elysee to go to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK KOVARIK via Getty Images)
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A photo taken on January 7, 2015 shows a bullet's impact on the window of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 10 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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A photo taken on January 7, 2015 shows a bullet's impact on the window of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving at least 11 people dead. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07: Police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France. Armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to French officials. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images) (credit:Antoine Antoniol via Getty Images)
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French police officers stand next to the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, on January 7, 2015 in Paris. A source close to the investigation said two men 'armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher' stormed the building in central Paris and 'fire was exchanged with security forces'. The source said a gunman had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian while attempting to speed away. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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French soldiers patrols at the Eiffel Tower after a shooting at a French satirical newspaper, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. France reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French soldiers patrols at the Eiffel Tower after a shooting at a French satirical newspaper, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. France reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French President Francois Hollande, center, flanked with security forces gestures, as he arrives outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Remy De La Mauviniere) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An injured person is transported to an ambulance after a shooting, at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twelve dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twelve dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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People hug each other outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French soldiers patrol at the Montparnasse railway station in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. France reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 12 people before escaping, police and a witness said. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Forensics are at work in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twelve dead. The attackers who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on January 7, killing 12 people, shouted 'we have avenged the prophet', according to witnesses cited by a police source. In a video of the attack filmed by a man taking refuge on a nearby rooftop, the men can be heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is greatest) between rounds of heavy arms fire. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, on January 7, 2015. Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven, French officials say. At least two masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before escaping by car. President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack "of exceptional barbarity". A major police operation is under way in the Paris area to catch the killers. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM (credit:ABACA/ABACA)
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French investigating police officer takes photos outside the door of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French forensic experts and police officers examine evidence outside the office of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Three masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of the newspaper on Wednesday, killing 12 people, including its editor, before escaping in a car. It was France's deadliest postwar terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, centre right, talks with rescue teams outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07 : Police officers take security measures near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen attacked the offices leaving twelve dead, including two police officers. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 07: Jean Luc Melanchon, extreme left wing leader walks out of Charlie Hebdo offices after a deadly attack on the french satirical magazine on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France. Twelve people were killed including two police officers as two gunmen opened fire at the magazine offices of Charlie Hebdo. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) (credit:Aurelien Meunier via Getty Images)
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Hassen Chalghoumi (L, white skull cap), Imam of Drancy's mosque, arrives at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 12 dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Roses lie in front of the French Embassy in Berlin, Germany, 7 January 2015. According to news reports, 12 people have been killed in a shooting attack at satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. FOTO: BERND VON JUTRCZENKA/DPA (credit:Bernd von Jutrczenka/DPA)
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Employees of the urban district of the French eastern city of Strasbourg, gather in front of the city hall on January 7, 2015, to pay respect after heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed the Paris satirical newspaper office of Charlie Hebdo and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (4thR) listens to former director of the satirical political Charlie Hebdo Philippe Val (C) outside of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 12 dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (C) and Paris' police prefect Bernard Boucault (2ndL) stand outside of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 12 dead. Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office on January 7 and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Ambulances gather in the street outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping, police and a witness said. The weekly has previously drawn condemnation from Muslims. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man raises a pen during a rally in support of the victims of today's terrorist attack on French satyrical newspaper Charlie Hebdo at the Place de la Republique in Paris, on January 7, 2015. Gunmen killed 12 people in an attack Wednesday in the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in the most deadly attack in France since the 1954-1962 Algerian war. AFP PHOTO /MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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A man holds a placard reading : 'Freedom of the press is priceless, fundamentalism, of any kind, will not pass' as others hold up pens and placards reading in French, 'I am Charlie' during a gathering at the Place de la Republique (Republic square) in Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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Journalists raise their press cards as others hold up pens during a gathering at the Place de la Republique (Republic square) in Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)
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People hold up pens and placards reading in French, 'I am Charlie' during a gathering at the Place de la Republique (Republic square) in Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BUREAU via Getty Images)