News reports indicate the terrorist group Al Qaeda
provided $20,000 to fund the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo
magazine in Paris, carried out by Cherif Kouachi, 32 and Said Kouachi,
34. The Kouachi brothers killed 11 cartoonists and journalists at
Charlie Hebdo's offices, in addition to murdering a responding
police officer in the vicinity of crime scene. The attack was
launched over the magazine publishing cartoons of the Islamic figure
Muhammad, which is forbidden in Islam. Some of the cartoons included
Muhammad French kissing a man.
Newly released store surveillance footage of the
related gun attack on the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, undertaken
by 32-year-old terrorist, reveals a grisly scene. Four innocent
hostages were brutally gunned down by Coulibaly. French police
raided the store and shot Coulibaly to death, as he attempted to
open fire on them.
In related news, Charlie Hebdo magazine, which
normally sells 50,000 copies per week, has sold out today. After the
terrorist attacks in Paris on the magazine's office, the new edition
of Charlie Hebdo magazine released today sold 700,000,000 copies in
the first few hours of release. 5,000,000 copies of the issue will
be printed.
The New York Times is reporting that Muslims in the
Middle East are enraged over the new issue of Charlie Hebdo
featuring a cover cartoon of Muhammad. The Egyptian and Turkish
governments have issued restrictions on local papers disseminating
Charlie Hebdo. However, France is undeterred and is supporting the
publication, as well as cracking down on terrorism and hate speech,
arresting 54 people in the fallout of the attacks on their nation.
STORY SOURCE
New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoon Stirs Muslim Anger in
Mideast
JAN. 14, 2015 - BEIRUT, Lebanon — A cover
illustration of Prophet Muhammad in the latest edition of the French
satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo ignited controversy in the Middle
East on Wednesday, prompting Egypt and Turkey to issue or threaten
restrictions on publication of the images and stirring wide debate
over religion and free speech.
Charlie Hebdo shooting: France arrests 54 as al-Qaeda in Yemen
claims responsibility
Jan 14, 2015 3:28 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 14, 2015
5:56 PM ET - France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack
down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism
and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to the
Middle East to work more closely with the U.S.-led coalition
fighting ISIS militants. Authorities said 54 people had been
arrested for hate speech and defending terrorism since terror
attacks killed 20 people in Paris last week.
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