Paris Police Suspect Terrorism In Attack Near Former ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Offices

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An officer of the French National Gendarmerie guards an area near the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where two people were wounded Friday in an attack with a sharp object that one witness described as a hatchet.





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‘Charlie Hebdo’ To Reprint Muhammad Cartoons As Trial Linked To 2015 Attack Begins

While there was a muted response to the reprinting of the cartoons from France’s large Muslim community (France’s top Imam told people to ignore the cartoons and focus on the victims), Iran and al-Qaida expressed anger.

The irreverent magazine, which also regularly pillories the Catholic Church, has long lived under a fatwa from extremists. Last week, the head of Charlie Hebdo’s human resources was exfiltrated from her apartment under police escort after threats to her life were deemed credible.

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