Shootings at headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, deaths reported

Men armed with automatic weapons opened fire at the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the 7 January 2015. Twelve people were killed, ten Charlie Hebdo staff and two police officers, and many others injured..

Speaking at the scene, French President Hollande said there was no doubt that the shooting had been a 'terrorist attack', adding that several other attempts at attacks had been thwarted in the previous weeks. He denounced an act of 'exceptional barbarism'.

EU Institutions, the Council of Europe, EU Member State governments and many other countries, interests, and individual citizens condemned the attack.

France raised the terror alert status to the highest level after the incident.

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France24, 07.01.15: Live: 'Terrorists' in deadly shooting at Paris HQ of French magazine http://www.france24.com/en/20150107-live-blog-gun-shots-french-paris-charlie-hebdo-satirical-magazine/

The New York Times, 07.01.15: Gunmen in Paris Stage Deadly Attack on Offices of Satirical Newspaper http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html

The Local.fr, 07.01.15: Charlie Hebdo: a timeline of controversy http://www.thelocal.fr/20150107/charlie-hebdo-the-timeline-of-controversy

France24, 07.01.15: A Muslim-run France? Novel sparks Islamophobia row http://www.france24.com/en/20150104-novelist-houellebecq-vision-muslim-governed-france-not-racist-islamaphobia/

ESO: Background information: Firebomb hits French satire magazine http://www.europeansources.info/record/firebomb-hits-french-satire-magazine/

BBC News, 07.01.15: Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30710883

Council of Europe: News, 07.01.15: 'Charlie Hebdo' massacre, attack on democratic society http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-secretary-general-shocked-by-news-of-shooting-in-paris

European Council: Press Release: EUCO 1/15, 07.01.15: Statement by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, on the attack against the newspaper Charlie Hebdo http://www.consilium.europa.eu/workarea/downloadAsset.aspx?id=40802191257

France24, 07.01.15: World leaders condemn attack on France's Charlie Hebdo http://www.france24.com/en/20150107-charlie-hebdo-paris-attack-journalist-terror-/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/15/3002: Déclaration du Président Juncker suite à l'attaque qui a frappé les locaux de Charlie Hebdo http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-3002_fr.htm

European Parliament: Press Release, 07.01.15: Minute of silence on Thursday for the victims of the attack against Charlie Hebdo http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150107IPR05201/

The Guardian: Tag: Charlie Hebdo attack http://www.theguardian.com/world/charlie-hebdo-attack

EUObserver, 07.01.15: EU politicians deplore France shooting https://euobserver.com/justice/127122

EurActiv, 07.01.15: Europe mourns France's bloodiest terrorist attack for 20 years http://www.euractiv.com/sections/languages-culture/12-die-frances-bloodiest-terrorist-attack-20-years-311095

France: Embassy of France in the UK: News: Tag: Charlie Hebdo http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/-Charlie-Hebdo-

ESO: Background information: Paris attack highlights Europe's struggle with Islamism http://www.europeansources.info/record/paris-attack-highlights-europes-struggle-with-islamism/

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office: News, 07.01.15: Prime Minister and Chancellor Merkel statement on Paris terrorist attack https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-and-chancellor-merkel-statement-on-paris-terrorist-attack

The Local.fr, 08.01.15: France on high alert as Muslims fear backlash http://www.thelocal.fr/20150107/france-on-alert-as-muslims-fear-backlash

The Conversation: Tag: Charlie Hebdo attack http://theconversation.com/au/topics/charlie-hebdo-attack

openDemocracy: Tag: Charlie Hebdo https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/charlie-hebdo

EUObserver, 08.01.15: 'Je suis Charlie' solidarity protests continue https://euobserver.com/news/127133

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 08.01.14: Attack on Charlie Hebdo http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER156282-Attack-on-Charlie-Hebdo

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 08.01.15: The Charlie Hebdo attack was a horrific escalation of violence in an already tense society http://bit.ly/1xThLBM

Spiegel Online International, 08.01.15: Je Suis Charlie: Stand Together in the Face of Violence [Editorial] http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/editorial-on-charlie-hebdo-shooting-in-paris-a-1011909.html

Deutsche Welle: Tag: Charlie Hebdo http://www.dw.de/search/english/charlie+hebdo/category/9097/

BBC News: Tag: Charlie Hebdo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30717580

France24: Search: Charlie Hebdo http://www.france24.com/en/search/?Search[term]=charlie+hebdo&Search[page]=1

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 09.01.15: Islam representatives condemn terrorist attack http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER156359-Islam-representatives-condemn-terrorist-attack

EurActiv, 09.01.15: National Front hopes to capitalise on the massacre of its 'worst enemy' http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/national-front-hopes-capitalise-massacre-its-worst-enemy-311148

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