Three hooded attackers stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly magazine known for lampooning Islam and other religions, in the most deadly militant attack on French soil in decades.
Gallery: deadly Paris shooting
French police have released an appeal to the public for information on Cherif Kouachi, 32, (L) and his brother Said Kouachi, 34, (R) suspected in connection with the shooting attack at the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo headquarters.
French police have released an appeal to the public for information on Cherif Kouachi, 32, (L) and his brother Said Kouachi, 34, (R) suspected in connection with the shooting attack at the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo headquarters.
Gunmen shoot a wounded police officer (R) on the ground at point-blank range, as they flee the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Reuters
French soldier patrols near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of the highest level of "Vigipirate" security plan after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Roses are placed in front of the Embassy of France in Berlin as a floral tribute to the victims of a shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Photo: BERND VON JUTRCZENKA/EPA
A police investigator phones as he examines the impact from machine gunfire on the front of a police vehicle in the street near the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
(L-R) A file picture combo shows French caricaturist Bernard Verlhac aka Tignous, Publishing director of the the French satirical newspaper 'Charlie Hebdo', Charb, French cartoonist Georges Wolinski and French caricaturist Cabu. Photo: TIM SOMERSET/YOAN VALAT/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO/EPA
Firefighters carry a victim on a stretcher at the scene after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Police and medical emergency vehicles park next to the Charly Hebdo headquarters. Photo: IAN LANGSDON/EPA
Firefighters and rescue members stand in front of the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo after the shooting. Photo: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
A bullet's impact is seen on a window at the scene after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Photo: Philippe Dupeyrat
French President Francois Hollande (C) arrives after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
People light candles as they gather to commemorate the victims and condemn the killings at the French magazine Charly Hebdo. Photo: Fredrik Von Erichsen/EPA
People hold up posters, which include Charlie Hebdo Editor Stephane Charbonnier (front), a cartoonist known as Charb, and Jean Cabut (back L), a cartoonist known as Cabu, during a vigil in Paris. Photo: Carlo Allegri/Retuers
Police investigators search for evidence as an unidentified man is detained (L) during an operation in the eastern French city of Reims. Photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Messages are seen on a 'tree of freedom' as people light candles to commemorate the victims and condemn the killings at Charly Hebdo in Paris. Photo: Fredrik Von Erichsen/EPA
A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Consulate General of France during a vigil for the victims of an attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in San Francisco. Photo: Stephen Lam/Reuters
Tara Manning holds a sign as people gather for a vigil outside the Consulate General of France to pay tribute to the Charlie Hebdo victims in San Francisco. Photo: Stephen Lam/Reuters
A man places a candle at a makeshift memorial outside the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, during a vigil to pay tribute to the Charlie Hebdo victims. Photo: Stephen Lam/Reuters
A pile of pens are scttered on the ground as people gather to commemorate the victims and condemn the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris. Photo: Fredrik Von Erichsen/EPA
Amandine Marbach from Strasbourg, France, takes part in a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris. Photo: Carlo Allegri/Retuers
French Ambassador to Japan Thierry Dana makes a speech before taking a moment of silence to pay tribute to victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris. Photo: Toru Hanai/Reuters
A French resident in Japan holds a sign reading "I am Charlie" before taking a moment of silence to pay tribute to victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris. Photo: Toru Hanai/Reuters
Published Jan 8, 2015
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