Attack on satirical Paris newspaper leaves at least 12 dead

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last updated 8 January 2015

Masked gunmen stormed the Paris office of satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo early Wednesday, killing at least 11 people before escaping in cars, police say. French President Francois Hollande said it was "undoubtedly a terrorist attack," adding that several other attacks have been thwarted "in recent weeks." Ten other people were wounded in the attack on the weekly paper, five of them critically. France raised its national security threat level to its highest position.

(Update: Police have raised the death toll to 12, including two police officers.)

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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