PARIS-Armed men Wednesday stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine targeted in the past for its cartoons on Islam, leaving 12 people dead, according to the Paris prosecutor.
Arriving swiftly at the scene, French President François Hollande called the shooting a terror attack and described it as "an act of exceptional barbarity." Mr. Hollande said he had convened an emergency meeting of top ministers for Wednesday afternoon to discuss national security.
Police said the men opened fire inside the magazine's offices in eastern Paris using automatic AK-47 rifles before fleeing in a black car. At least one police officer was among the dead, according to the French president.
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Arriving swiftly at the scene, French President François Hollande called the shooting a terror attack and described it as "an act of exceptional barbarity." Mr. Hollande said he had convened an emergency meeting of top ministers for Wednesday afternoon to discuss national security.
Police said the men opened fire inside the magazine's offices in eastern Paris using automatic AK-47 rifles before fleeing in a black car. At least one police officer was among the dead, according to the French president.
This post was edited on 1/7 8:39 AM by wvkeeper(HN)
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