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The scene (top) outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France this morning.

At least 12 people are dead after three hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs attacked the headquarters of a French satirical magazine and opened fire on journalists and police guards.

The three men – described by a police union spokesman as “commandos” – are on the run after walking into the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris’s 11th arrondissement at about midday and fleeing in a getaway car driven by a fourth.

Charlie Hebdo is a satirical magazine known for publishing controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2012.

“Several men in black cagoules were heard to shout ‘the Prophet has been avenged'”, wrote Pierre de Cossette, a broadcast journalist with Europe1 News.

Satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo attacked by gunmen (Guardian)

Shooting reported at Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo (Telegraph)

Previously: Anything Good In Charlie Hebdo?

Pic: International Business Times

H/T: Gavin Sheridan

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Paris this evening.

The cover shows a Muslim man in a wheelchair pushed by an Orthodox Jew with foil cap and under the title “Untouchables 2”, an imaginary sequel to a recent French film. The pair are saying (rough translation) “You must not mock us!” According to Le Monde, there are more cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad inside the magazine “in daring positions”.

Prophet Mohammed Cartoons May Shock Those Who Want To Be Shocked, Say editors Of French Weekly (NDTV)

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