Huge crowds reportedly gathered in Paris in a show of support for the staff of the satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo. The weekly paper was attacked by three armed gunmen on Wednesday in the worst terror attack Paris has seen in decades. Ten journalists and two police officers lost their lives in the assault. The Huffington Post have more:
Demonstrators in Paris were seen holding up pens as a symbol of support for the slain journalists. France’s Le Monde put the number of people in the streets of the capital at over 15,000.
Charlie Hebdo has been targeted in the past for its cartoons satirizing religious extremism. In 2011, a firebomb attack destroyed the officesof the paper, and its staff has received repeated death threats over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
Rallies in support of Charlie Hebdo were planned in major cities across France.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced that a silent solidarity march will be held on Thursday in the center of Paris.
Here are photos of the rallies in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo.
