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At least 11 people have been killed and 10 others injured in a shooting at the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Five of the 10 wounded are said by police to be in a critical condition.
Benoit Bringer, a journalist with Agence Premiere Ligne who saw the attack, told the iTele network he saw several masked men armed with AK47s. He said two apparently unarmed officers arrived on bicycles, then left a short while later.
Xavier Castaing, head of communications for the Paris police, confirmed the deaths, and said that 10 others are injured. Five were reported to be in a critical condition.
Luc Poignard, an official with the French police union official, said three police officers had been injured and that the attackers had escaped in two vehicles.
Paris has raised its terror alert to the highest setting in the aftermath of the attack, while the gunmen themselves are still reported to be on the run.
The Charlie Hebdo magazine is most famous internationally for publishing a controversial series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in 2012.
According to Le Monde, a source said that one of the magazine’s cartoonists, known as Riss, was injured during the attack.
The latest post sent by the Charlie Hebdo Twitter account was a picture of the Isis militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
French President Francois Hollande has already arrived at the scene in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, Le Monde reported.
Speaking at the scene, Hollande said France was in a state of shock. “We are a country of liberty, and because of that we receive threats,” he said.
Agencies/Canadajournal
