![France Newspaper Attack An injured person is evacuated outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Jan. 7, 2015. Police official says 11 dead in shooting at the French satirical newspaper.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/paris-magazine-terrorist-attack-1.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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Police in Paris said at least 12 people were killed Wednesday when a group of gunmen opened fire at the office of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. French President François Hollande quickly arrived to the scene and labeled it a “terrorist attack,” echoing condemnations from other world leaders, as authorities began a manhunt for the assailants.
![FRANCE-CRIME-MEDIA-SHOOTING Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Jan. 7, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/charlie-hebdo-attack-paris.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![France Newspaper Attack An injured person is evacuated outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Jan. 7, 2015. Police official says 11 dead in shooting at the French satirical newspaper.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/paris-magazine-terrorist-attack-1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![French President Francois Hollande arrives after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper President Francois Hollande arrives after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper, Jan. 7, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/president-hollande-charlie-hebdo-attack.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FRANCE-CRIME-MEDIA-SHOOTING French police officers and forensic experts examine the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 7, 2015 in Paris.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/paris-charlie-hebdo-shooting-attack.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![APTOPIX France Newspaper Attack Ambulances gather in the street outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office, in Paris, Jan. 7, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/charlie-hebdo-attack.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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