New post added at News Channel 365 - Charlie Hebdo: From massacre to new editionSource: businessinsider - Tuesday, January 13, 2015 PARIS (AFP) - A timeline of the crisis in France following Islamist attacks that killed 17. WEDNESDAY, January 7: - Two men armed with Kalashnikov rifles storm the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a weekly known for satirical caricatures of Islam and other religions. - Crying "Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest) they kill 12 people including eight cartoonists and journalists as well as two police officers. - A shootout with police and a car chase ensues, during which the perpetrators leave Paris and shake off their persuers. - France raises its alert status for Paris and northern regions to the highest level. - Police say they are hunting two brothers: Cherif and Said Kouachi, 32 and 34 respectively, who are known to French intelligence. - Reactions ripple around the world, with the protest slogan "Je Suis Charlie" picked up in posters, newspapers and social networks. Demonstrations are held in France and around the world. THURSDAY, January 8: - A policewoman is shot and killed by a man just outside Paris. Authorities eventually say the two shooting incidents are connected. - The Charlie Hebdo suspects rob a petrol station in the northern Aisne region and the owner alerts police. - Investigators find a dozen Molotov cocktails and two jihadist flags in an abandoned getaway car. - US officials say the Kouachi brothers were on a US no-fly list and that Said Kouachi had spent months training with Al-Qaeda in Yemen. FRIDAY, January 9: - ShAll Related
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