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Paris attack live: American Embassy changes Twitter handle to 'Je suis Charlie'
by Simantik Dowerah Jan 7, 2015 21:34 IST

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9.34 pm: American Embassy in Paris changes Twitter handle to 'Je suis Charlie'
The United States Embassy has changed its official Twitter handle to 'Je suis Charlie' which means 'I am Charlie' after the deadly attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

9.22 pm: Car in which gunmen escaped found in north-eastern part of city
Even as world leaders condemned the terror attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the car in which the gunmen escaped was found in north-eastern Paris.
8.35 pm: Danish paper that published prophet cartoon steps up security
The Danish newspaper that caused a global stir with a series of controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed stepped up security on Wednesday after a deadly attack on a French satirical weekly, a report said.
Jyllands-Posten informed its staff by e-mail about the unspecified security measures after the armed attack on the Charlie Hebdo in Paris, in which at least 12 were killed, the Danish paper Berlingske said on its website.
8.23 pm: Turkey condemns attack on Charlie Hebdo, calls for fight against Islamophobia
Turkey on Wednesday said it condemned all forms of "terror" after the shooting at a French satirical weekly that left 12 dead but added Europe should also fight against growing "Islamophobia".
"We, as Turkey, condemn with hatred any kind of terror. We are against any form of terror regardless of where it comes from and what its motives are," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.
7.47 pm: Obama, Arab League condemn attack on Charlie Hebodo that killed 12
President Barack Obama has condemned the deadly attack on the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Even the Arab League has condemned the attack, a report said.
Meanwhile, a tweet by the News On The Min said that a car explosion was reported in the city of Sarcelles outside a synagogue, hours after the Paris shooting. More details are awaited.

7.10 pm: They said they were Al Qaida, says cartoonist who let men in at gunpoint
A cartoonist at Charlie Hebdo, Corine Rey, has said that she was the one who let the gunmen into the office because she was held at gunpoint.
France 24 quotes Rey as saying, "They shot Wolinski, Cabu… it lasted about five minutes… I took cover under a desk... they spoke perfect French... they said they were Al Qaida."
7.01 pm: 12 killed in Charlie Hebdo magazine that published Prophet cartoon
Heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed a Paris satirical newspaper office Wednesday and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades.
Police launched a massive manhunt for the masked attackers who reportedly hijacked a car and sped off, running over a pedestrian and shooting at officers.
Police said witnesses heard the attackers, who were armed with a Kalashnikov and rocket launcher, shout "we have avenged the prophet" and "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest).
6.58 pm: Vladimir Putin condemns attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine office
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent his condolences to the victims of the Paris newspaper attack and condemned "terrorism" in all its forms, his spokesman said Wednesday.
"Moscow resolutely condemns terrorism in all its forms," Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS news agency. "President Putin due to the tragic event in Paris... expresses his deep condolences to the relatives and loved ones of the dead and also to the people of Paris and all the French."
6.38 pm: NATO condemns deadly attack on Paris magazine office
"I strongly condemn the terrorist attack at the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris today. This was a barbaric act and an outrageous attack on press freedom. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand in full solidarity with our Ally France. All NATO Allies stand together in the fight against terrorism. Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations can never be tolerated or justified," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement.
6.35 pm: Markel vouches for freedom of the press
Condemning the carnage, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the shooting in Paris is not only attack on French citizens, but on freedoms of the press and free speech.
6.30 pm: Charlie Hebdo cartoonist "Charb" among dead
France24 referring to French media reports said that cartoonist "Charb", whose real name is Stephane Charbonnier is among the dead. Charbonnier was chief editor of Charlie Hebdo.
6.28 pm: EU expresses shock
"I am profoundly shocked by this brutal and inhuman attack," European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly told BBC.
6.20 pm: Canadian PM joins other nations in condemning attack
Many heads of nations have taken to Twitter to express their condemnation on the horrific attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris. "I'm horrified by the barbaric attacks in France. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted.
6.16 pm: British PM condemns attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron has tweeted out condemning the attack at the magazine office in Paris.
"The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press," the tweet said.

6.15 pm: Attackers swore in the name of The Prophet
Reports are coming in citing witness accounts that the terrorists shouted: "The Prophet was avenged" while carrying out the killings. So far, the death of nine journalists and two policemen has been confirmed.
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6 pm: The last tweet by Charlie Hebdo before the bloodbath
https://twitter.com/Charlie_Hebdo_/s...73881283764224
5.45 pm: PM condemns Charlie Hebdo massacre
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted condemning the killing at Charlie Hebdo. "Condemnable & despicable attack in Paris. Our solidarity with people of France. My thoughts are with families of those who lost their lives," the PM tweeted.
5.35 pm: French president Francois Hollande calls for emergency meeting
Terming the deadly attack at the office of Charlie Hebdo in Central Paris as a 'terror attack', French President Francois Hollande has called an emergency meeting of the cabinet at 2 pm (Paris time) to discuss the situation.
According to TV reports, France has been put on its highest level of security after masked gunmen indiscriminately fired and killed 11 people at the office of the satirical magazine. The gunmen are still at large and French police are hunting for the perpetrators.
According to a report in the Al-Jazeera, the gunmen wielded AK-47, Kalashnikovs and even a few rocket launchers. The streets of Paris were swarming with Army troopers and military men after the carnage happened.
The Guardian, reported that the president said that 40 people were saved but cautioned that the number of deaths may rise.
The news channel quoted a witness as saying he saw the incident from a building nearby in the heart of the French capital.
"About a half an hour ago two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs (guns)," Benoit Bringer told the station. "A few minutes later we heard lots of shots," he said, adding that the men were then seen fleeing the building.
A police official, Luc Poignant, said he was aware of one journalist dead and several injured, including three police officers.
"It's carnage," Poignant told BFM TV.
A firebomb attack gutted the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in November 2011 after it put an image of the Prophet Mohammad on its cover, according to a report in Reuters.
5.30 pm: Shot from the terrace

5 pm: Bloodbath in French magazine office
At least 11 people were killed in a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper firebombed in the past after publishing cartoons joking about Muslim leaders, French TV channel iTELE reported.
France Info radio also said police had confirmed a toll of 10 dead and five injured. Reuters had no immediate official confirmation of deaths.
Reuters quoting the news channel quoted a witness as saying he saw the incident from a building nearby in the heart of the French capital.
"About a half an hour ago two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs (guns)," Benoit Bringer told the station. "A few minutes later we heard lots of shots," he said, adding that the men were then seen fleeing the building.
A police official, Luc Poignant, said he was aware of one journalist dead and several injured, including three police officers.
"It's carnage," Poignant told BFM TV.
A firebomb attack gutted the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in November 2011 after it put an image of the Prophet Mohammad on its cover.
Reuters


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