Charlie Hebdo to go to print next week to mark protest against Wednesday's terror attack

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was attacked by two gunmen on Wednesday, has decided to go to print next week in order to defy the militant Islamist attack.

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

Columnist Patrick Pelloux said that the decision to publish will show that "stupidity will not win."

It will have a print run of one million copies, as opposed to the usual 60,000 a week and will be half its usual length at eight pages long.

The attack took place as the magazine was holding its weekly editorial meeting.

Magazine editor Stephane Charbonnier, 47, was among those dead, along with his police bodyguard.

The attack is believed to be the deadliest attack in France since 1961.

The motive for Wednesday's massacre is not yet clear, however the satirical weekly has been mired in controversy in the past over its "irreverent take" on news and current affairs. It was firebombed in November 2011 after it carried a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.