Jan 9, 2015

Twelve people were shot and killed Wednesday in the center of Paris after masked gunmen stormed into the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which has published controversial depictions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

: A woman with an umbrella holds a sign reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) as European Parliament members hold a minute of silence at the European Parliament in Brussels on January 8, 2015, for the victims of the January 7 attack against French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo which left 12 people dead. A stunned and outraged France began a national day of mourning on January 8, as security forces desperately hunted two brothers suspected of gunning down 12 people in an Islamist assault on a satirical weekly, the country’s bloodiest attack in half a century. Emmanuel Duand/AFP/Getty Images

: Members of Sydney’s French community gather in the heart of the city to hold aloft banners reading “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) on January 8, 2015, in tribute to the victims killed after gunmen opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris the day before. The vigil, just metres from where two hostages and a gunman died after a cafe siege in Sydney’s Martin Place less than a month ago, saw many French and Australians carrying white and black “Je Suis Charlie” placards. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

: Members of Sydney’s French community gather in the heart of the city to hold aloft banners reading “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) on January 8, 2015, in tribute to the victims killed after gunmen opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris the day before. The vigil, just metres from where two hostages and a gunman died after a cafe siege in Sydney’s Martin Place less than a month ago, saw many French and Australians carrying white and black “Je Suis Charlie” placards. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

: ‘Je Suis Charlie’ (I am Charlie) slogans are displayed on the windows of the Agence France Presse windows the day after yesterday’s terrorist attacks at a French publication on January 8, 2015 in Paris, France. Twelve people were killed including two police officers as two gunmen opened fire at the offices of the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo on January 7. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images)

: People holding banners reading “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) take part in an event in Beijing on January 8, 2015, in tribute to the twelve people killed the day before in an attack by two armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The massacre, the country’s bloodiest attack in half a century, triggered poignant and spontaneous demonstrations of solidarity around the world. Charlie Hebdo is famed for its irreverent views of religion and its decision to publish controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

: The lettering “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) is displayed on the roof of the German Axel Springer publishing group headquarters in Berlin on January 8, 2015 in commemoration of the victims of an attack by armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7 which left at least 12 dead and many others injured. Stephanie Pilick/AFP/Getty Images

: A youth holds a sign reading “Ceci n’est pas une arme, c’est un outil d’expression. Je Suis Charlie” (This is not a weapon, but a tool of expression. I am Charlie) in support of the victims of the terrorist attack at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, on January 8, 2015 in front of the French embassy in Mexico City. The massacre, the country’s bloodiest attack in half a century, triggered poignant and spontaneous demonstrations of solidarity around the world. Charlie Hebdo is famed for its irreverent views of religion and its decision to publish controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

: Baker Pascal Clement holds a loaf of bread with “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) written on it in commemoration to the victims of Charlie Hebdo newspaper, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Daillens, Switzerland. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of the weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people at the offices of the paper, Wednesday, including the editor, before escaping in a car. It was France’s deadliest postwar terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

: Policemen patrol outside the Palais des Festivals in Cannes where a banner reading the “Je suis Charlie” has been deployed as a tribute to the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on January 9, 2015 . January 7 drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine’s publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

: People pose holding signs reading “Je suis Charlie” outside the Palais des Festivals in Cannes where a banner reading the same message has been deployed as a tribute to the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on January 9, 2015. January 7 drama unfolded almost 48 hours into a massive manhunt launched after the brothers burst into the office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and gunned down staff members and two policemen, saying they were taking revenge for the magazine’s publication of cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The number of people seized was not immediately confirmed. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

: Journalists of international press agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) hold signs reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) in solidarity with the victims of an attack by armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on January 9, 2015 at the agency’s Middle East and north Africa headquarters in Nicosia. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images

: Platform of freedom for journalist members hold cartoon and “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) placards on January 9, 2015 as they observe a minute of silence in Istanbul for the victims of the January 7 massacre at the weekly, which left 12 dead. France deployed elite forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing the 12 people in an Islamist attack on the satirical weekly. Elite police units are trying to establish dialog with two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre holed up in a small business outside Paris with a hostage, an interior ministry spokesman said on January 9. The brothers were thought to have carried out the attack, the worst in France for half a century, in revenge for the weekly’s repeated publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images

: A man holds a sign reading “Je suis Charlie” on January 9, 2015 during a walk in Bordeaux to show mutual solidarity following an attack by gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on January 7 which left 12 dead. Jean Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty Images

: People place on January 9, 2015 a “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) sign outside the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris following the January 7 massacre at the weekly, which left 12 dead. France deployed elite forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing the 12 people in an Islamist attack on the satirical weekly. Elite police units are trying to establish dialog with two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre holed up in a small business outside Paris with a hostage, an interior ministry spokesman said on January 9. The brothers were thought to have carried out the attack, the worst in France for half a century, in revenge for the weekly’s repeated publication of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed. Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

: Muslims pray in the Grande Mosque of Saint-Etienne for the Friday prayer next to a sign reading “Je suis Charlie”, two days after an Islamist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by armed gunmen in which 12 died and 11 were injured, in the deadliest attack in France in half a century. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images

: Members of the French community and Mongolian journalists hold placards reading “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Chinggis Square in Ulan Bator on January 9, 2015, in tribute to the victims killed after gunmen opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The massacre, the country’s bloodiest attack in half a century, triggered poignant and spontaneous demonstrations of solidarity around the world. Charlie Hebdo is famed for its irreverent views of religion and its decision to publish controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP/Getty Images

: Members of the French community and Mongolian journalists hold placards reading “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Chinggis Square in Ulan Bator on January 9, 2015, in tribute to the victims killed after gunmen opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The massacre, the country’s bloodiest attack in half a century, triggered poignant and spontaneous demonstrations of solidarity around the world. Charlie Hebdo is famed for its irreverent views of religion and its decision to publish controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Byamba-Ochir Byambasuren/AFP/Getty Images

: A combination of pictures taken in January 2015 shows people from various countries showing “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) signs during demonstrations of solidarity around the world in support of the victims of the terrorist attack at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015. From left to right and top to bottom : Lisbon, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Hong Kong, Athens, Strasbourg, Vesoul, Berlin, Mexico City, Paris, Belgrade and Geneva. AFP/Getty Images

: Women wear signs reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) during a gathering in Brussels on January 9, 2015 to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly attack on the Paris headquarters of French weekly Charlie Hebdo. Elite commandos units killed the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre during a simultaneous assault on the building they were holed up in and on a Paris Jewish supermarket, freeing hostages at both sites. Emmanuel Duand/AFP/Getty Images

: Candles and a poster reading ” Je suis Charlie ” are seen in front of the French embassy in Vienna on January 8, 2015 a day after the Islamic attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Cities and towns across Europe staged vigils since January 7, 2015 in solidarity with the French people after an armed rampage against the paper left 12 dead. Patrick Domingo/AFP/Getty Images

: A woman walks past a banner reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) displayed next to a French flag flying half-mast on the building of the Conseil regional (regional council) of Aquitaine in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on January 9, 2015, following an attack by gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on January 7 which left 12 dead. Nicholas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images

: Candles are lit on signs reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) during a gathering in Brussels on January 9, 2015 to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly attack on the Paris headquarters of French weekly Charlie Hebdo. Elite commandos units killed the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre during a simultaneous assault on the building they were holed up in and on a Paris Jewish supermarket, freeing hostages at both sites. Emmanuel Duande/AFP/Getty Images

: A man holds a sign reading “Je suis Charlie” outside the French Embassy in Sofia on January 9, 2015, to pay homage to the victims of a deadly attack two days prior on the Paris headquarters of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Elite commandos on January 9 units killed the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre during a simultaneous assault on the building they were holed up in and on a Paris Jewish supermarket, freeing hostages at both sites. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

: A sign reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) and “Freedom of speech in the face of obscurantism” hangs on a wall during a gathering in Brussels on January 9, 2015 to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly attack on the Paris headquarters of French weekly Charlie Hebdo. Elite commandos units killed the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre during a simultaneous assault on the building they were holed up in and on a Paris Jewish supermarket, freeing hostages at both sites. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

The dead included eight staff members of the magazine as well as two police officers, a visitor and a maintenance man. Among the victims was the magazine’s editor, Stephane Charbonnier — widely known by his pen name Charb, according to police.

People across the world are carrying signs saying “Je Suis Charlie” — I am Charlie — or holding pens aloft in memory of the journalists who were slain Wednesday by gunmen.

“Je Suis Charlie”

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