Cartoonist Corinne Rey reported that two armed and hooded men, speaking perfect French, threatened the life of her toddler daughter whom she had picked up from day care, and forced her to type in the code to open the door to the building.[33][34] The men went to an office on the second floor, where the staff were in an editorial meeting with about 15 members in attendance.[35] The shooting lasted five to ten minutes. Witnesses reported that the gunmen sought out members of the staff by name[36] before executing them with single shots to the head.[37] Other witnesses reported that the gunmen identified themselves as belonging to Al-Qaeda in Yemen.[7]
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