British PM condemns Paris shooting

British Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the attack on a French satirical weekly in which 11 people died.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the shooting attack on a French satirical magazine in which 11 people died.

Police said several masked gunmen stormed the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in Paris shooting indiscriminately.

Cameron joined the condemnation of Wednesday's attack, saying: "The murders in Paris are sickening. We stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press."

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the killings were a "barbaric attack on freedom of speech".

"My thoughts are with the victims, their families and their colleagues," he said.

Charlie Hebdo has launched a series of attacks on Muslim extremism and the last tweet on its Twitter profile page @Charlie_Hebdo_, sent about an hour before the shootings, included a satirical cartoon of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

In it he wishes everyone "good health".


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