Charlie Hebdo shooting: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	January 8, 2015 • January 7, 2015
Location	France • Paris
Participants	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Context	Charlie Hebdo

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Stéphane Charbonnier

World leaders, including Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, stand arm in arm at the front of a silent march in Paris honoring victims of the January 2015 terrorist attacks.

Four French police officers in uniform walk down a Paris street, taking security measures near the Charlie Hebdo offices after the 2015 attack.

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