Paris shooting

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The Eiffel Tower's lights are switched off in Paris in tribute to the twelve people killed the day before in an attack by two armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

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Two French police cars are parked in front of the Eiffel Tower on January 8, 2015 in Paris as the capital was placed under the highest alert status a day after heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AFP photo)

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Armed French intervention police and firemen gather at the scene of a shooting in the street of Montrouge near Paris. (AFP photo)

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People hold placards which read "I am Charlie" during a minute of silence in Strasbourg for victims of the shooting at the Paris offices of weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (Reuters)

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Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

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Gunmen shoot a wounded police officer (R) on the ground at point-blank range, outside the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

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French soldiers patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in the wake of an attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AFP photo)

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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. (AFP photo)

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A file photo taken on October 12, 2012 in Paris shows French cartoonist of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo Jean Cabut aka Cabu posing in his office. Cabu is among the dead victims of the attack. (AFP photo)

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A victim is evacuated on a stretcher after armed gunmen stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, leaving at least 11 people dead. (AFP photo)

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Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and treat victims. (AFP photo)

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French President Francois Hollande (C) arrives after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper. (Reuters)

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Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

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Paris shooting

The Eiffel Tower's lights are switched off in Paris in tribute to the twelve people killed the day before in an attack by two armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

Two French police cars are parked in front of the Eiffel Tower on January 8, 2015 in Paris as the capital was placed under the highest alert status a day after heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AFP photo)

Armed French intervention police and firemen gather at the scene of a shooting in the street of Montrouge near Paris. (AFP photo)

People hold placards which read "I am Charlie" during a minute of silence in Strasbourg for victims of the shooting at the Paris offices of weekly satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (Reuters)

Armed gunmen face police officers near the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

Gunmen shoot a wounded police officer (R) on the ground at point-blank range, outside the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

French soldiers patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in the wake of an attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AFP photo)

Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. (AFP photo)

A file photo taken on October 12, 2012 in Paris shows French cartoonist of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo Jean Cabut aka Cabu posing in his office. Cabu is among the dead victims of the attack. (AFP photo)

A victim is evacuated on a stretcher after armed gunmen stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, leaving at least 11 people dead. (AFP photo)

Firefighters and police officers gather in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and treat victims. (AFP photo)

French President Francois Hollande (C) arrives after a shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper. (Reuters)

Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. (AFP photo)

A policeman stands guard outside the French satirical weekly 'Charlie Hebdo' in Paris in this February 9, 2006 file photo.

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