11 Dead in Shooting at French Satirical Charlie Hebdo Weekly in Paris
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11 people, two of them policemen, have been killed and 10 wounded in the shooting at Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Five of the wounded are in critical condition.
"About a half an hour ago two black-hooded men entered the building with Kalashnikovs. A few minutes later we heard lots of shots," a witness told local TV station iTele, adding that the men were then seen fleeing the building.
About thirty shots were fired, according to Reuters.
A manhunt is currently underway in Paris, Le Point reported, with the anti-crime brigade [BAC] chasing two armed men in the eleventh district of Paris.
Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande arrived to the scene of the shooting and then hold an emergency government meeting, a source at his office said.
The French president has confirmed that 11 people have been killed and four are critically injured, while at least 40 were "saved." The numbers of victims is likely to rise, he added.
Hollande also spoke about "several terrorist attacks have been prevented in recent weeks."
A security source said gunmen had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian as he sped away.
For his part, British Prime Minister David Cameron described the attack as sickening.
Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical newspaper that was known the publication of insulting caricatures of Holy Prophet Mohammad [PBUH] in 2011.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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