Charlie Hebdo shooting
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| - | On 7 January 2015, at about 11:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] (UTC +1) two or three masked men stormed the headquarters of the [[France|French]] satirical magazine ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'' in [[Paris]]. Early reports suggest that 12 people were killed and 10 injured. The gunmen entered the building and began shooting with automatic weapons—reports indicate up to 50 shots being fired. The incident is France's deadliest attack since the [[Paris massacre of 1961]] during the [[Algerian War]] and the worst attack in peacetime. | + | On 7 January 2015, at approximately 11:30 [[Central European Time|CET]] (10:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), two masked gunmen armed with [[Kalashnikov rifle]]s, a [[shotgun]], and a [[Rocket-propelled grenade|rocket-propelled grenade launcher]] stormed the headquarters of the French [[List of satirical magazines|satirical newspaper]] ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'' in Paris. |
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| + | The gunmen entered the building and began shooting with automatic weapons, while shouting "''[[Takbir#Jihadist usage|Allahu Akbar]]''". Up to 50 shots were fired during the attack. Following a massive manhunt, the French police believe they have located the attackers and are mounting an operation against them. One suspect has turned himself in. | ||
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| + | The incident is France's deadliest act of terrorism since 18 June 1961, when 28 people died in [[1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing|a train bombing]]. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Je suis Charlie]] | ||
| + | * [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|''Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons controversy]] | ||
| + | * [[Kurt Westergaard#Attacks|Kurt Westergaard attacks]], attacks on cartoonist who depicted Muhammad | ||
| + | * [[Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Islamic terrorist attacks]] | ||
| + | * [[List of terrorist attacks in France]] | ||
| + | * [[The Satanic Verses controversy|''The Satanic Verses'' controversy]] (novel, 1988, global) | ||
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On 7 January 2015, at approximately 11:30 CET (10:30 UTC), two masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles, a shotgun, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher stormed the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
The gunmen entered the building and began shooting with automatic weapons, while shouting "Allahu Akbar". Up to 50 shots were fired during the attack. Following a massive manhunt, the French police believe they have located the attackers and are mounting an operation against them. One suspect has turned himself in.
The incident is France's deadliest act of terrorism since 18 June 1961, when 28 people died in a train bombing.
See also
- Je suis Charlie
- Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
- Kurt Westergaard attacks, attacks on cartoonist who depicted Muhammad
- Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy
- List of Islamic terrorist attacks
- List of terrorist attacks in France
- The Satanic Verses controversy (novel, 1988, global)
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