10 dead in shooting at magazine headquarters in Paris

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Last Updated : Jan 07 2015 | 6:11 PM IST

At least ten people have died in a shooting at the headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, said prosecutors.

According to Sky News, the controversial publication was attacked by two masked men, said reports.

The place was earlier attacked over its portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed.

A journalist with Agence Premiere Ligne who witnessed the scene said that several men came armed with machine guns.

He said that two officers also arrived but left unarmed, apparently.

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First Published: Jan 07 2015 | 5:58 PM IST

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