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Paris (AFP) - At least 10 people were killed when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, Paris prosecutors said.

"At this stage" ten people are dead, said the prosecutor's office, without detailing how many had been injured.

Deputy Mayor of Paris Bruno Julliard earlier said "six people are seriously injured", including a policeman. It was not clear whether these now figured among the dead.

French President Francois Hollande was on his way to the scene of the shooting and called an emergency cabinet meeting, the presidency said.

A source close to the investigation said two men "armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket-launcher" stormed the building in central Paris and "fire was exchanged with security forces."

The source said gunmen had hijacked a car and knocked over a pedestrian as he sped away.

The publication's cartoonist Renaud Luzier earlier told AFP there were "casualties" after the incident.

The satirical magazine gained notoriety in February 2006 when it reprinted cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that had originally appeared in Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, causing fury across the Muslim world.

Its offices were fire-bombed in November 2011 when it published a cartoon of Mohammed and under the title "Charia Hebdo".

Despite being taken to court under anti-racism laws, the magazine continued to publish controversial cartoons of the Muslim prophet.

In September 2012 Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of a naked Mohammed as violent protests were taking place in several countries over a low-budget film, titled "Innocence of Muslims", which was made in the United States and insulted the prophet.

French schools, consulates and cultural centres in 20 Muslim countries were briefly closed along with embassies for fear of retaliatory attacks.

Editor Stephane Charbonnier has received death threats and lives under police protection.

"High chair for my wife".

Priceless.

South Park was censored from showing or even saying Mohammed's name.

but dammit, some of our members know tame muslims, that would never hurt a fly.

There's the crux of it. And so ingrained is the inhibition against denigrating Mohammed even to the extent of a portrait IME you'll find it hard to find ANY muslim with sympathy for those who publish this sort of stuff, the sentiments I have heard being along the lines of "what did they expect?".

Sorta like we might react if the KKK tried to hold a rally in Harlem.

... and so a form of early shariah is imposed upon all of us.

Birdwatcher

muslims do this sort of chit every day, across the Globe. The so called mythical 'moderates' and the other folks that constantly apologize for muslim behavior, that continue to bleat about 'islam being hijacked' and silly chit like that, are still enabling, and excusing the murderous, barbaric behavior of every day muslims, that are just following the Koran and their immams.
Just because your muslim co worker has not slit your throat yet, does not mean that he is not dreaming of that very thing.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

France should outlaw "Kalashnikovs" and rocket launchers. Problem solved.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.