At Least 11 Dead In Shooting At Satirical Publication's Office In Paris
At least 12 people were killed during a shooting at the headquarters of the satirical Charlie Hebdo weekly in Paris, police say.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, President Franois Hollande said this was a "terrorist operation" in which journalists were "cowardly assassinated."
"France today faced a shock," Hollande said, according to a BBC interpreter. "Today I'm thinking about the victims."
France 24 reports that the incident began when two gunmen opened fire on the offices before fleeing.
Charlie Hebdo is a magazine that's faced threats over its content in the past. Back in 2011, the weekly printed a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad. Afterward, its offices were destroyed in a petrol bomb attack.
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Update at 7:35 a.m. ET. Death Toll Rises:
Reuters just moved this alert:
"Twelve people including two police officers were killed in a shooting at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, a police spokesman said in an update on the death toll."
Update at 6:58 a.m. ET. France Raises National Security Level:
During a press conference, President Franois Hollande said the country had raised its security profile to apprehend the people who perpetrated the attack.
Hollande said France would protect basic tenets of French society, including protecting a free press.
Hollande said that police had thwarted other terror plots in recent weeks.