FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BERLIN Charlie Hebdo survivors' edition on sale in Germany
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324437
FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BERLIN Charlie Hebdo survivors' edition on sale in Germany
- Title: FRANCE-SHOOTING/CHARLIE HEBDO-BERLIN Charlie Hebdo survivors' edition on sale in Germany
- Date: 17th January 2015
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JANUARY 17, 2015) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF NEWSPAPER SHOP SIGN IN WINDOW READING (French): 'I AM CHARLIE' WALL WITH NEWSPAPERS VARIOUS OF COPY OF SATIRICAL NEWSPAPER CHARLIE HEBDO IN NEWSPAPER STAND CUSTOMER PAYING FOR NEWSPAPER ANOTHER CUSTOMER PAYING FOR NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER IN HOLDERS (SOUNDBITE) (German) NEWSAGENT, CLAUDIA BRITZKE, SAYING: "We had enormous demand over the last few days. We had to keep lists. But unfortunately, only one copy was delivered this morning, which of course is way too little. Many more were promised. I did hear that the majority of copies stayed back in France so that the French could be catered for first. So, there wasn't much left for us." NEWSPAPERS IN HOLDERS COPY OF CHARLIE HEBDO IN HOLDER
- Embargoed: 1st February 2015 12:00
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- Location: Germany
- Country: Germany
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVACICPDTZYUHB55FKJ0RR89QSET
- Story Text: The first edition of the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo since Islamist gunmen attacked the offices and killed 12 people, went on sale in Germany on Saturday (January 17), three days after it appeared on news stands in France.
Millions of copies of the "survivors' edition" were printed, dwarfing the usual 60,000 print run. Even so, the paper sold out within minutes in France.
French readers queued at dawn for copies to support the satirical newspaper, even as al Qaeda's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack last week, saying it ordered the killings because it deemed the weekly had insulted the Prophet.
With the paper in such high demand, few copes made it over to Germany, where people were also keen to buy it.
"We had enormous demand over the last few days. We had to keep lists. But unfortunately, only one copy was delivered this morning, which of course is way too little. Many more were promised. I did hear that the majority of copies stayed back in France so that the French could be catered for first. So, there wasn't much left for us," said newsagent, Claudia Britzke.
On the cover of the survivors' edition, a tearful Mohammad holds a "Je suis Charlie" sign under the words "All is forgiven".
Several German newspapers reprinted the cover. It filled the back page of the top-selling Bild daily.
Defenders praised the cover for upholding the newspaper's satirical mission, proclaiming its right to free speech while maintaining a mournful tone and a peaceful message.
However, in the Middle East, it was branded a new provocation that could create a backlash. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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