- Title: Highlights of main world events 2014-2016
- Date: 19th December 2019
- Summary: 2015 Twelve people were killed on January 7, 2015 when two Islamist gunmen burst into the Paris office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, opening fire in revenge for the publication of satirical images of the Prophet Mohammad. During the attack, one of the assailants was captured on video outside the building shouting "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) as shots rang out. Another walked over to police officer Ahmed Merabet lying wounded on the street and shot him point-blank with an assault rifle, before the two calmly climbed into a black car and drove off. Further video showed two gunmen shouting "We have avenged the Prophet Mohammad" and "al Qaeda Yemen" before reloading their automatic weapons and starting to drive their black Citroen getaway car down a narrow street. But their path was blocked by a police car which arrived with blue lights flashing. Both men got out of the Citroen and fired at the police vehicle, which rapidly reversed away from the scene before halting about 200 metres away. A total of 17 people were killed in three days of violence before police killed the suspected gunmen after they took hostages at a printing factory in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris. PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JANUARY 7, 2015) (REUTERS) POLICE CARS AT THE SCENE OF AN ISLAMIST SHOOTING AT THE OFFICE OF FRENCH SATIRICAL WEEKLY CHARLIE HEBDO BULLET HOLES IN POLICE CAR WINDSHIELD BULLET HOLE IN WINDOW AMBULANCE AND POLICE AT SCENE VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CARRYING VICTIM TO AMBULANCE ON STRETCHER
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