France: Bomb attack destroys offices of French satirical paper for ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad

The same magazine was criticized by Muslims in 2007 when they had reprinted the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The incident had caused a strong outrage around the Islamic world.

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By Imran Jattala | November 2, 2011
Adopted from BBC report

A petrol bomb attack has destroyed the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, French police said according to a BBC report.

The attack comes a day after the magazine named the Holy Founder of Islām, Prophet Muhammad as its "editor-in-chief," a move, according to the magazine, “was intended to "celebrate" the victory of an Islamist party in Tunisia's election.”

BBC reported Charlie Hedbo's editor as saying: "We no longer have a newspaper. All our equipment has been destroyed."

A single Molotov cocktail was thrown at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, police said.


The incident took place during the night and a large amount of material in the office was destroyed, it was further reported

As of this report there have been no injuries reported.

Charlie Hebdo's website has also been hacked and messages in English and Turkish attacked the magazine for its printing of objectionable materials five years ago.

The magazine was criticized by Muslims around the world in 2007 when they had republished the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

The incident had caused a strong outrage around the Islamic world and many lives were lost and properties damaged in riots in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan.

  -- Bomb attack reported on French satirical paper offices for ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad