In photos: Scenes from the deadly attack in Paris

Published January 7, 2015

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At least 12 people are dead in a shooting at the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo magazine in what French President Hollande is calling a "terrorist attack".

A man holds a candle and a sticker reading " I am Charlie", during a demonstration in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

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Journalists hold placard reading "I am Charlie" as they hold a minute of silence, on January 7, 2015 at the redaction of French news agency Agence France Presse.

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Gunmen flee the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, in this still image taken from amateur video shot on January 7, 2015.

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Gunmen flee after shooting a wounded police officer (L) on the ground at point-blank range, outside the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, in this still image taken from amateur video shot on January 7, 2015.

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An injured person is transported to an ambulance after a shooting, at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office.

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Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris during an attack on the offices of the newspaper which left twelve dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation

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A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

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A member of the media makes images of the front page of Charlie Hebdo which shows a caricature of French author Michel Houellebecq near the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper, after a shooting.

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At least 12 people were killed, including cartoonists Charb, WolinsKi, Cabu and Tignous and deputy chief editor Bernard Maris when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the Paris offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015.

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A police photographer (partially hidden) works with investigators as they examine the impacts from machine gun fire on the front of a police vehicle in the street near the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo.

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Firefighters and policemen are surrounded by journalistsM outside of the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

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France's interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve (C, L) and Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo (C, R) arrive at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris after armed gunmen stormed the offices.

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French President Francois Hollande (C) arrives at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

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French police officers and forensic experts examine the car used by armed gunmen who stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people in Paris.

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A woman holds up a placard that reads in French, "I am Charlie" as she and others gather at the Place de la Republique in the French capital Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo

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French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira reacts outside of the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving twelve dead.

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French soldiers patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower on January 7, 2015 in Paris as the capital was placed under the highest alert status after heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and shot dead at least 12 people.

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A French soldier patrols at the Montparnasse railway station in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. France reinforced security at houses of worship, stores, media offices and transportation after masked gunmen stormed the offices of a French satirical newspaper Wednesday.

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(FILES)-- A file photo taken on December 27, 2012 in Paris shows French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's publisher, known only as Charb, in the newspaper offices.

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(FILES)-- A file photo taken on Mars 15, 2006 in Paris shows French cartoonist of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo Jean Cabut aka Cabu posing in his appartment. The French cartoonist Cabu is among the deadly victims of the attack led by armed gunmen who stormed the current offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

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People gather in front of the city hall of Rennes, western France, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo.

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People light candles during a rally in support of the victims of the attack by gunmen at French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo at the Place de la Republique in Paris.

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People gather in solidarity of the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

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