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Khazen.org prays for the victims that  killed 12 people and injured seven in an assault on the Paris office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

In Honor of the Victims, #CharlieHebdo and Free speech  below pictures of some editorial of Charlie Hebdo & press Support

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12 Dead In Shooting At Paris Satirical Magazine below details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The escape was caught on Video

 

 

The Terrorists Who Attacked A French Magazine Displayed Professional Training

Gunmen armed with assault rifles shouted "'we have avenged the prophet" and "Allahu Akbar," or God is greatest, as they stormed the headquarters of the magazine that has in the past published irreverent cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed and the emir of the Islamic State.

Just before noon, two gunmen with Kalashnikovs exited a black car and forced an employee of the magazine to let them into the building in central Paris. Once inside, witnesses say that the assailants deliberately targeted journalists, killing the publication's editor and killing or wounding a number of cartoonists.

Two policemen were also killed in the attack, with video posted online showing the assailants wounding one officer and then executing him in the street as he raised his hands in submission. The attackers then entered a black getaway car and fled the scene before moving to a stolen car. The jihadists are still at large.

 

 REPORT:  2 Suspects In Paris Magazine Shooting Have Been Arrested And One Suspect Is Dead

One suspect is dead and two more arrested after the shooting at the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, according to NBC News.

The shooting left 12 people dead including several members of the magazine's staff. Two gunmen and their driver remain at large.  According to Metro, by Wednesday evening local time, French law enforcement became aware of the names and birth dates of the alleged perpetrators. Metro reported one of the suspects is 34 years old, another is 32, and the third is 18. We don't yet know which suspect was killed.

AFP reports that, previous to the reported arrestes, an anti-terror operation took place in Reims, a city in northeast France. Reuters reports that one of the suspected shooters is from Reims. Paris Deputy Mayor Patrick Klugman told CNN that police had identified the three men, and that two of them are brothers. He did not reveal their names, but said they are from a suburb outside of Paris. The two older men are reportedly French citizens. Metro reported the younger man is a student whose nationality is unknown and has no fixed address.

Le Point reported that French police were focusing on two suspects whom the magazine described as "French-Algerian." According to Le Point the two men, 32 and 34 years old, returned to France from Syria last summer. According to Le Point, in 2008, one of these men was tied to an Iraqi network in Paris that allegedly encouraged young men to join militants in Iraq. The magazine reported he was also arrested in 2005 as he attempted to travel to Damascus. In addition to the two men, Le Point said police were looking for a suspect who was born in 1996 and has no fixed address.

 

By Dina Spector

Police say that at least 12 people were killed and four were critically injured after two gunmen stormed the Paris headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.

Here are the key points:

• French President Francois Holland has called the shooting a terrorist attack
• The gunmen are still at large and were armed with a rocket-launcher, according to France24
• Four people killed were well-known cartoonists, including Charlie Hebdo's editor-in-chief
• Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly, was attacked with a firebomb in November 2011

The French publication was attacked at about 10.30 a.m. GMT (5.30 a.m. ET) by two gunmen wearing masks, who escaped in a vehicle. Graphic photos and video appear to show two shooters escaping from the scene.