Paris Terror Attack Update: Charlie Hebdo Shooting Prompts Vatican And White House Outrage, What The Magazine Printed

On Wednesday afternoon, two hooded men barged into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical publication. With their Kalashnikovs (guns), the men left 12 people dead including two police officers. The number of wounded victims is yet to be identified.

As reported by NBC News, French President Francois Hollande said that they would find the people responsible for the shooting.

While details are not yet complete about the reason behind the Paris terror attack, the publication's last tweet showed a cartoon of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It isn't the first time that the French magazine published such type of cartoons.

In November 2011, the office has been attacked by a firebomb following its printing of Prophet Mohammad's caricature on the magazine's cover. In January 2013, the publication also released "The Life of Muhammad," a non-satirical biography of the prophet's life. The said biography sparked controversy with some stating that the subject's too sacred to be turned into a comic book.

Meanwhile, the Vatican has condemned the Paris terror attack in a statement released by spokesman Father Ciro Benedettini: "It is a double act of violence, abominable because it is both an attack against people as well as against freedom of the press."

President Barack Obama likewise expressed his sympathy to "America's oldest ally." He added that they would assist in bringing the "terrorists to justice."

British Prime Minister David Cameron echoes their sentiments and called the attack "sickening."

"The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press," he wrote on his Twitter page.

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