Twelve people were killed and four left critically
wounded today when armed gunmen carried out
a 'massacre' at the offices of a notoriously anti-
Islamic satirical magazine in Paris.
According to Daily Mail, two masked men
brandishing Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers
burst into the Charlie Hebdo headquarters,
opening fire on staff.
By midday, there were reports of up to 12 people
dead and 10 wounded, four critically, including
journalists, administrative staff, and police
officers who attended the scene.
Pierre de Cossette, a broadcast journalist with
Europe1 News, said: 'Several men in black
cagoules were heard to shout "the Prophet has
been avenged".'
Officers were involved in a gunfight with the
men, who escaped in a hijacked car and sped
away from the 15th arrondissement office,
towards east Paris.
As well as the AK47 assault rifles, there were
also reports of a rocket-propelled grenade being
used.
When shots rang out, it is thought that three
policemen on bicycles were the first to respond.
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