Paris terror attack: 12 dead in apparent Islamist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo
2,893 views · Published 5 February 2015 · 0:41 · Indexed 30 September 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2015 · News & Politics
Originally published on January 5, 2015 Masked gunman attacked the offices of a satirical French magazine on Wednesday, killing 12 people in an apparent terrorist attack. Witnesses told AFP they saw two men armed with Kalashnikovs entering the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Minutes later, witnesses heard sustained gunfire in the building. According to initial reports, three gunmen fled in a getaway car before switching to a hijacked car. There was a gun battle with the police down the street from the magazine office. The dead included two police officers and journalists. Eight people were wounded, four of them are in critical condition Charlie Hebdo is famous for mocking religious symbols of all faiths and in recent years has angered Muslims for its depictions of the prophet Mohammed. Witnesses said they heard the gunmen shout “God is great!” and “We have avenged the Prophet!” French authorities say three of the gunmen are currently at large.
More from this channel
-
0:36
Southern US devastated by the deadliest tornadoes in history
-
0:28
US cities increase security after Bin Laden death (animation with voiceover)
-
0:34
Rental PC spies on customers in the US (animation only)
-
0:24
Microsoft snaps up Skype (animation with voice over)
-
0:30
FEMA and FCC plan mobile-phone alert system
-
0:23
Brutal crackdown continues in Syria (animation with voice over)
-
0:43
John Ensign probe highlights
-
0:24
Rats trained to detect landmines, TB