French
President Francois Hollande has arrived at the scene of the shooting, and will
shortly hold an emergency government meeting, according to Reuters, citing a
source at the president’s office.
"Two black-hooded men
entered the building with Kalashnikovs. A few minutes later we heard lots of
shots," a witness told local TV station iTele, adding that the
men were then seen fleeing the building.
About
thirty shots were fired, according to Reuters.
According to some sources, there were three armed men involved in the shooting.
A
manhunt is currently underway in Paris, Le Point reported, with the anti-crime
brigade (BAC) chasing two armed men in the eleventh district of Paris.
A
witness told France Info media outlet that the assailants said “We will avenge the Prophet.”
"It's a massacre. There are dead!"
an employee of the newspaper told French media outlet 20minutes, and then the
call disconnected.
Charlie Hebdo is a controversial French satirical newspaper that was under
attack over the publication of caricatures of Muslim leaders and Prophet
Mohammed in 2011.
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