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| + | "I stand with ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'', as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity ... religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting|tragic consequences in Paris today]]." --[[Salman Rushdie]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', 7 January 2015. [http://time.com/3657541/charlie-hebdo-paris-terror-attack-salman-rushdie] | ||
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| + | "[[Republican marches|Millions of French people]] came out onto the streets to define, as a priority of their society, the right to pour scorn on [[Islam|the religion of the weak]]."--''[[Who is Charlie?]]'' (2015) by Emmanuel Todd | ||
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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 == | ||
| + | *[[Aniconism in Islam]] | ||
| + | *[[Depictions of Muhammad]] | ||
| + | * [[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]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic terrorism ]] | ||
| + | * [[List of terrorist attacks in France]] | ||
| + | * [[The Satanic Verses controversy|''The Satanic Verses'' controversy]] (novel, 1988, global) | ||
| + | * [[Theo van Gogh (film director)]] | ||
| + | *"[[Qui est Charlie? Sociologie d'une crise réligieuse]]" | ||
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| + | * [[Charlie Hebdo shooting|''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting]] | ||
| + | * [[Charlie Hebdo shooting#Dammartin-en-Goële hostage crisis|Dammartin-en-Goële hostage crisis]] | ||
| + | * [[January 2015 Île-de-France attacks#Fontenay-aux-Roses and Montrouge shootings|Fontenay-aux-Roses and Montrouge shootings]] | ||
| + | * [[Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege]] | ||
| + | * [[International reactions to the Charlie Hebdo shooting|International reactions]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Je suis Charlie]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Republican marches]] | ||
| + | * [[Charlie Hebdo issue No. 1178|Survivors' issue]] | ||
| + | * [[Opération Sentinelle]] | ||
| + | * Frédéric Boisseau | ||
| + | * Franck Brinsolaro | ||
| + | * [[Cabu|Cabu (Jean Cabut)]] | ||
| + | * [[Elsa Cayat]] | ||
| + | * [[Charb|Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier)]] | ||
| + | * [[Philippe Honoré (cartoonist)|Philippe Honoré]] | ||
| + | * [[Bernard Maris]] | ||
| + | * Ahmed Merabet | ||
| + | * [[Mustapha Ourrad]] | ||
| + | * Michel Renaud | ||
| + | * [[Tignous|Tignous (Bernard Verlhac)]] | ||
| + | * [[Georges Wolinski]] | ||
| + | * Simon Fieschi | ||
| + | * [[Philippe Lançon]] | ||
| + | * [[Fabrice Nicolino]] | ||
| + | * [[Riss (cartoonist)|Riss (Laurent Sourisseau)]] | ||
| + | * [[Chérif and Saïd Kouachi]] | ||
| + | * [[Amedy Coulibaly]] | ||
| + | * [[January 2015 anti-terrorism operations in Belgium]] | ||
| + | * [[2015 Copenhagen shootings]] | ||
| + | * [[Curtis Culwell Center attack]] | ||
| + | * [[November 2015 Paris attacks]] | ||
| + | ** [[Reactions to the November 2015 Paris attacks|reactions]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'' | ||
| + | ** ''[[Charlie Hebdo issue No. 1011|Charia Hebdo]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Luz (cartoonist)|Rénald "Luz" Luzier]] | ||
| + | * [[Patrick Pelloux]] | ||
| + | * [[Zineb El Rhazoui]] | ||
| + | * [[Je suis Charlie (film)|''Je suis Charlie'' (film)]] | ||
| + | * [[Terrorism in France]] | ||
| + | * [[List of terrorist incidents in France]] | ||
| + | * [[Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present)]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Islamist terrorist attacks]] | ||
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"I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity ... religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today." --Salman Rushdie, Time, 7 January 2015. [1] "Millions of French people came out onto the streets to define, as a priority of their society, the right to pour scorn on the religion of the weak."--Who is Charlie? (2015) by Emmanuel Todd |
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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
- Aniconism in Islam
- Depictions of Muhammad
- Je suis Charlie
- Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
- Kurt Westergaard attacks, attacks on cartoonist who depicted Muhammad
- Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy
- Islamic terrorism
- List of terrorist attacks in France
- The Satanic Verses controversy (novel, 1988, global)
- Theo van Gogh (film director)
- "Qui est Charlie? Sociologie d'une crise réligieuse"
Template info
- Charlie Hebdo shooting
- Dammartin-en-Goële hostage crisis
- Fontenay-aux-Roses and Montrouge shootings
- Hypercacher kosher supermarket siege
- International reactions
- Je suis Charlie
- Republican marches
- Survivors' issue
- Opération Sentinelle
- Frédéric Boisseau
- Franck Brinsolaro
- Cabu (Jean Cabut)
- Elsa Cayat
- Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier)
- Philippe Honoré
- Bernard Maris
- Ahmed Merabet
- Mustapha Ourrad
- Michel Renaud
- Tignous (Bernard Verlhac)
- Georges Wolinski
- Simon Fieschi
- Philippe Lançon
- Fabrice Nicolino
- Riss (Laurent Sourisseau)
- Chérif and Saïd Kouachi
- Amedy Coulibaly
- January 2015 anti-terrorism operations in Belgium
- 2015 Copenhagen shootings
- Curtis Culwell Center attack
- November 2015 Paris attacks
- Charlie Hebdo
- Rénald "Luz" Luzier
- Patrick Pelloux
- Zineb El Rhazoui
- Je suis Charlie (film)
- Terrorism in France
- List of terrorist incidents in France
- Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present)
- List of Islamist terrorist attacks
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