Arsonists attack German newspaper that published Charlie Hebdo cartoons

A German newspaper in the northern port city of Hamburg that re-published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed from the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has been the target of an arson attack, police said.

A police spokesman said that rocks and then a "burning object" were thrown into the newspaper office through the window on Sunday morning. He added that two rooms on lower floors were damaged but the fire was extinguished quickly, reported News.com.au.

There were no casualties, the report said.

The regional daily, the Hamburger Morgenpost, had splashed its front page with three Charlie Hebdo cartoons, running the headline, "This much freedom must be possible!" in the aftermath of the terror attack on the French satirical magazine's headquarter in Paris.

Police said that two people have been detained and an investigation has been opened by the state security.

The police spokesman said that it was too early to confirm if there was a connection between the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and the arson attack. He also refused to provide any further information about the two suspects.

Ten journalists and two police were killed when two masked gunmen opened fire at the magazine's headquarters in Paris.