{"id":1245,"date":"2015-01-07T08:31:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/avant-garde\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2015-01-07T08:31:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T13:31:43","slug":"charlie-hebdo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/avant-garde\/2015\/01\/charlie-hebdo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office \u2014 again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’re one week into 2015 and freethought in France is already threatened by Islam, now with a shooting<\/a> at the headquarters of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Masked gunmen opened fire in the offices of a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday in Paris, the police said, with initial reports saying that as many as 12 people had been killed and 10 wounded.<\/p>\n

Xavier Castaing, the head of communications for the Paris police headquarters, said that 11 people had died, The Associated Press reported. However, a senior French prosecutor raised the toll to 12 in the early afternoon.<\/p>\n

The news channel France Info quoted a witness as saying that he saw the episode from a nearby building in the heart of the French capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout a half an hour ago, two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs,\u201d the witness, Beno\u00eet Bringer, told the station.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few minutes later, we heard lots of shots,\u201d he said, adding that the men were then seen fleeing the building.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Times<\/em> says nothing about Islamic attribution, but Spanish newspaper El Mundo<\/a><\/em>‘s coverage of the news does:<\/p>\n

Justin Vincent<\/strong>, a journalist working in a building next to the headquarters of the satirical weekly, told Efe<\/em> agency alleged attackers claimed their action with the phrase “we will avenge the prophet<\/strong>“.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Charlie Hebdo<\/em>‘s office was destroyed by a bomb in late 2011<\/a>, in response to its comments about Islam.<\/p>\n

The fact redoubled Charlie Hebdo<\/em>‘s determination to challenge Islam with provocative<\/a><\/u> covers<\/a><\/u><\/strong> and a Mohammed’s biography<\/a><\/strong> they issued, among others. A sample of courage<\/strong> as few today.<\/p>\n

My complete solidarity with Islam victims fallen today<\/strong> and their families. I’m sure terrorism apologists will find a way to blame all of this on Western oppression (?) and say that it is on the magazine, that they had it coming.<\/p>\n

(via Hait\u00ed Continental<\/i> | Image: Charlie Hebdo<\/a><\/i>)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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