thu 07 jan 2016, 06:53

France commemorates the attack on Charlie Hebdo

PARIS –

At the end of the morning of 7 January 2015 did Chérif Kouachi (32) and Said Kouachi (34) armed with kalashnikovs in Paris the offices of the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo. The French-Algerian brothers shots within a few minutes, ten people dead: eight journalists, a visitor and a policeman who was protecting the editor-in-chief was present. Five others remained injured.

Grieving Israelis in Jerusalem.
Photo: AFP

The shock was enormous, fueled by the chilly settlement by the duo. On the street, did they have an injured agent with a shot through the head. According to a witness, they claim to al-Qaeda to hear. The reason for the rage: political cartoons of Mohammed. The perpetrators fled, but died two days later in Dammartin-en-Goële in a shootout with the police. Je suis Charlie, ‘ was the slogan which was then the aid to the freedom of the press put it.

January 9, shot Amedy Coulibaly (32) in a kosher supermarket in Paris four people to death and kidnapped seventeen others. Himself he came to politievuur. His demand, a safe-conduct for the two brothers, had no chance.

President Hollande and mayor Hidalgo explained Tuesday all wreaths and unveiled plaques. Charlie Hebdo itself brings a special edition.