Updated Jan. 7, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.*
PARIS — Ten years ago, on Jan. 7, 2015, two gunmen attacked the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, a controversial French satirical weekly magazine, killing 12 and injuring 11 others. The gunmen were later identified as French-born brothers with ties to al-Qaeda, who claimed the attack was over a comic depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Three more related attacks followed shortly after, killing five more.
On Tuesday, commemorations were held in Paris with three key moments: a tribute to the victims of the first attack at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, and two subsequent attacks, one which killed a police officer and another deadly assault on a kosher supermarket on the outskirts of Paris.
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In the week that followed the attack in 2015, 3.7 million people took to the streets across France during rallies of national unity, which included 40 heads of state from around the world, and Charlie Hebdo became synonymous with free speech despite its controversial reputation.
These are the front pages from around the world the following day, giving a snapshot of the reaction to one of the most significant attacks ever on press freedom.
FRANCE – Le Parisien
FRANCE – Le Figaro
FRANCE – Les Echos
FRANCE – Le Dauphiné Libéré
FRANCE – La Croix
FRANCE – L’Équipe
FRANCE – Ouest-France
FRANCE – M le Magazine (Le Monde)
FRANCE – Le Progrès
FRANCE – Libération
BELGIUM – Le Soir
BELGIUM – Gazet Van Antwerpen
SPAIN – ABC
SPAIN – La Razón
GREECE – Efimerida ton Syntakton
GERMANY – Die Tageszeitung
GERMANY – Die Welt
ITALY – Il Giornale
ITALY – Corriere Della Sera
NORWAY – Aftonbladet
UK – The Independent
UK – The Guardian
TURKEY – Hürriyet
ARGENTINA – Clarín
BRAZIL – Correio Braziliense
MEXICO – La Prensa
U.S. – USA Today
U.S. – Daily News
U.S. – The Wall Street Journal
