From Pink News:
Gunmen have killed at least twelve people, after attacking the
offices of a magazine that published a cartoon of a gay Muslim kiss.
Masked attackers stormed the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo this afternoon.
The gunmen opened fire with assault rifles while staff were in an
editorial conference, killing at least twelve people, and injuring
another seven.
The magazine has repeatedly mocked Islam, publishing an edition “guest edited” by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 2011.
The magazine has previously been targeted with fire-bombs and cyber-terrorism for its controversial content.
An edition after a previous attack included a poignant picture of the
magazine’s editor kissing a Muslim man, with the message: “Love is
stronger than hate.”
The French President Francois Hollande has condemned the “exceptional
barbarity” of the attack, which he labelled an affront to free speech.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: “The murders in Paris are
sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror
and defending the freedom of the press.”
A message previously left on their website after an attack said: “You
keep abusing Islam’s almighty Prophet with disgusting and disgraceful
cartoons using excuses of freedom of speech… Be God’s Curse On You! We
Will be Your Curse on Cyber World!”
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