Get involvedpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2015
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Summary
Gunmen have attacked the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing 12 people including the editor and celebrated cartoonists
The hunt is on for three suspects, named by police as Hamyd Mourad and brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi.
It is the deadliest terror attack in France since 1961 during the Algerian war
President Hollande said it was an act of "extreme barbarity", with many foreign leaders also condemning the attack
In 2011, the satirical publication was firebombed after naming the Prophet Muhammad as its "editor-in-chief"
Live Reporting
Mohamed Madi, Sherie Ryder, Julia Macfarlane, Alastair Beach and Victoria Park
Get involvedpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2015
Postpublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2015
11:22 GMT 7 January 2015Several people are reported to have been killed in the attack. French journalist Benoit Bringer who saw the attack told the iTele network he saw several masked men armed with machine guns, AFP news agency reports.
Postpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 7 January 2015
11:20 GMT 7 January 2015Welcome to the BBC's live coverage of the unfolding attack at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.