12 killed in shooting at Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo

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    Two gunmen opened fire at the headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday, killing 12 people. The gunmen fled the scene shortly after carrying out the crime.

    The attack occurred hours after the magazine published a cartoon of Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi issuing a New Year's greeting, with the caption: "And especially, health!"

    Nine journalists, including the editor-in-chief and caricaturist Stephane Charbonnier (who publishes under the pen name Charb) were among the dead, according to police. Two police officers were also reportedly killed. Three people were in critical condition

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