Charlie Hebdo Office in Paris Attacked by Gunmen; 12 Killed
PARIS—Masked gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, killing a dozen people and decimating a newsroom that long took pride in defying the outrage—and death threats—stirred by its caricatures lampooning Islam.
The brutal rampage shocked a nation that has been living in dread of reprisal attacks since joining the fight against Islamist insurgents in Africa and the Middle East. The attack—by gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles—triggered an outpouring of public anger at home and expressions of solidarity from around the world.
French authorities late Wednesday identified three suspects, all Frenchmen: Said Kouachi, 34 years old; his brother Cherif Kouachi,32; and 18-year-old Hamid Mourad.
Police deployed a vast dragnet with hundreds of officers to conduct a manhunt, searching an apartment in the eastern French city of Reims.
Early on Thursday, officials said Mr. Mourad had turned himself into police at the eastern town of Charleville-Mézières and was in custody. Police also released photos of the brothers and issued an appeal for information on them.
It is unclear whether the gunmen acted alone or were part of a broader organization. But they appeared to have planned the attack and to have been motivated by radical Islamist beliefs.
French television showed footage of two men wearing balaclavas leaving Charlie Hebdo’s offices shouting in French: “We have avenged Prophet Muhammad. We have killed Charlie Hebdo.”
The gunmen also shouted “Allahu akbar,” or “God is great,” according to a witness cited by Paris prosecutor François Molins.
Structure of the Lead:
WHO-Charlie Hebdo Office
WHEN-2015/1/7
WHAT-Gun Shot
WHY-Caricatures Lampooning Islam
WHERE-France
Keywords
1.satrical-好諷刺的
2.defy-蔑視
3.outrage-侮辱
4.dread-恐懼
5.solidarity-團結
WHEN-2015/1/7
WHAT-Gun Shot
WHY-Caricatures Lampooning Islam
WHERE-France
Keywords
1.satrical-好諷刺的
2.defy-蔑視
3.outrage-侮辱
4.dread-恐懼
5.solidarity-團結
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