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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

At Least 11 Killed in Shooting Attack on Paris Newspaper

At Least 11 Killed in Shooting Attack on Paris Newspaper
Masked gunmen opened fire in the offices of a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday, the police said, with initial reports saying that as many as 11 people had been killed and 10 wounded.
Xavier Castaing, the head of communications for the Paris police prefecture, confirmed the 11 deaths, The Associated Press reported.
The news channel France Info quoted a witness as saying he saw the episode 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,” the witness, BenoĆ®t 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.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html?emc=edit_na_20150107

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