New Year, same old sh*t. Islamic militants hit the offices of the French satirical magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ in Paris, shooting everything in sight.
Four of the magazine’s more well known cartoonists, including its editor, got killed in the attack; as well as two police officers, reports the BBC.
‘Charlie Hebdo’ specialises in satire that attacks all spheres of society. Of particular note is their cartoons, which are well renowned. Islamic subjects have at times received the brunt of their satire, and that is believed to have motivated the attacks.
The gunmen were masked, and might have been two or three. They pelted the offices with machine gun fire, and then exchanged fire with police outside before fleeing in a car. They later abandoned the car and hijacked a second one.