FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BARCELONA Charlie Hebdo's first edition since Paris attacks, arrives in Barcelona
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FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BARCELONA Charlie Hebdo's first edition since Paris attacks, arrives in Barcelona
- Title: FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BARCELONA Charlie Hebdo's first edition since Paris attacks, arrives in Barcelona
- Date: 16th January 2015
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (JANUARY 16, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LAS RAMBLAS BOULEVARD MAN ASKING FOR CHARLIE HEBDO AND NEWSPAPER STAND OWNER SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE IT ENTRANCE TO FRENCH BOOK AND MUSIC RETAILER "FNAC" PEOPLE QUEUING TO BUY CHARLIE HEBDO MAGAZINE CLOSE UP OF ENVELOPE CONTAINING CHARLIE HEBDO / CUSTOMERS MAN READING CHARLIE HEBDO MAGAZINE CLOSE UP OF MAN READING (SOUNDBITE)(French) FRENCH BARCELONA RESIDENT CHRISTOPH PARENT, SAYING: "For me it is important. After Monday I wanted to make a reservation even though I don't live in France. I find it important to be side by side with our French compatriots. We are all very affected by what happened and I found it important to contribute buying one. I never read Charlie Hebdo before, it is the first time, but solidarity here is important." MAN BUYING CHARLIE HEBDO (SOUNDBTIE) (French) UNIDENTIFIED BARCELONA RESIDENT, SAYING: "For me it is important. I have a good memory of Charlie from when I was younger. And I think the defence of the free press is well worth 3,5 euro to buy this number." VARIOUS OF CHARLIE HEBDO MAGAZINES LAYING ALONGSIDE OTHER MAGAZINES VARIOUS OF WOMAN ASKING FOR CHARLIE HEBDO AND SHOP ASSISTANT SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE IT (SOUNDBITE)(Catalan) MATARO RESIDENT GISELA PEREZ, SAYING: "I feel a bit sad. It is the second day I am here to get this magazine and I don't know whether I will come back. They say they might have some next week, but I don't know if I will come all the way to get it again." CUSTOMERS QUEUING MAN AT NEWSPAPER STAND
- Embargoed: 31st January 2015 12:00
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- Location: Spain
- Country: Spain
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVAA24T3KKEG90XX188BRWWC4XRA
- Story Text: WARNING: THIS EDIT CONTAINS A PICTURE SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.
The first edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo since the Islamist attack in Paris, arrived in Spain on Friday (January 16).
Barcelona received the first 165 copies which were sold out shortly after they hit the shelves at 0900 local time (0800 GMT), as most of the numbers in French had been reserved in advance.
The front page of Charlie Hebdo's January 14 edition shows a cartoon of a tearful Mohammad with a sign "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) below the headline: "Tout est pardonne" (All is forgiven).
"For me it is important. After Monday I wanted to make a reservation even though I don't live in France. I find it important to be side by side with our French compatriots. We are all very affected by what happened and I found it important to contribute buying one. I never read Charlie Hebdo before, it is the first time, but solidarity here is important," said Christoph Parent a French resident of Barcelona, who waited since very early at a French book and music store to secure his copy.
"For me it is important. I have a good memory of Charlie from when I was younger. And I think the defence of the free press is well worth 3,5 euro to buy this number," another French resident, who declined to provide his name, added.
Shop assistants at Fnac Barcelona kept the Charlie Hebdos out of sight as customers kept asking for the magazine.
Gisela Perez, who lives outside of Barcelona, did not make it in time to get a copy.
"I feel a bit sad. It is the second day I am here to get this magazine and I don't know whether I will come back. They say they might have some on next week, but I don't know if I will come all the way to get it again," she said.
With demand surging for the edition released on Wednesday (January 14) in Paris, the weekly printed up to 3 million copies, dwarfing its usual run of 60,000, after newsagents reported a rush of orders. Digital versions will be posted in English, Spanish and Arabic, while print editions in Italian and Turkish will also appear.
Seventeen people died in Paris in three days of violence that began with the attack by two Islamist gunmen on the offices of Charlie Hebdo on January 7 - in which 12 people were killed - and ended with a siege at a kosher supermarket two days later.
Last Sunday, at least 3.7 million people throughout France marched in support for Charlie Hebdo and freedom of expression. World leaders linked arms to lead more than one million people through Paris in an unprecedented homage to the victims. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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