Within minutes of hitting newsstands in France Wednesday, Charlie Hebdo was sold out in most kiosks around the country.
It was the first issue of the satirical magazine to print since gunmen killed 12 people in an attack against the publication's offices. This week, three million copies were printed — more than 50 times Charlie Hebdo's normal circulation — and several people got in line early in order to ensure they would get one. "It was incredible," one seller in Paris told Agence France-Presse. "I had a queue of 60-70 people waiting for me when I opened. I've never seen anything like it. All my 450 copies were sold out in 15 minutes."
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