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         Charlie Hebdo Magazine Commemorates Terror Attack Anniversary

   by VOA News

   The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo marked the first
   anniversary of a deadly shooting attack at its Paris offices with a
   cover that is characteristically provocative.

   Wednesday's issue of the magazine depicts a cartoon image of God
   carrying a Kalashnikov automatic rifle with a caption that reads, "One
   year on: the killer is still at large."

   ''The Vatican has already criticized the cover, saying it uses God to
   justify violence, calling the magazine cover "genuine blasphemy." The
   Vatican published its comments in its own paper, the [1]Osservatore
   Romano.

   Eight Charlie Hebdo staffers were among a dozen people gunned down at
   the magazine's offices on January 7 last year in a three-day series of
   attacks that ended up taking a total of 17 lives.

   The attacks, which also targeted a Jewish grocery story, were claimed
   by al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

   The offices of the publication were also firebombed in 2011. Earlier,
   it drew international attention for publishing cartoons of the Prophet
   Mohammed in 2006.
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References

   1. http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/charlie-hebdo-commemorates-attack-annivesary/3133157.html