We begin with the latest from the carnage in Paris.
Still at-large...
are the three suspected gunmen behind the mass murder at the office of the French satricial
magazine,...
Charlie Hebdo,... which had thumbed its nose at radical Islam in the past... with cartoons
that were designed to be controversial.
Twelve are dead and around 20 other of injured, some critically.
We connect live to Eunice Kim for the latest Eunice...
French authorities are scrambling to locate the gunmen who attacked with extreme speed
and brutality...
EUNICE: That′s right, Mark... and French President Francois Hollande himself came out
to say that there had been several terror attempts on Charlie Hebdo...
The paper′s editor, Stephane Charbonnier is reported to have his own
security detail.
The French leader called this massacre "a terrorist attack without a doubt".
"This shooting of extreme violence killed 12 people and injured several more.
Greatly talented cartoonists, courageous journalists are dead.
They left their mark on generations and generations of French through their influence, through
their insolence, through their rare independence.
Here, I want to say to them that this message this message of freedom we will continue to
defend it in their name.
Soon after the noon-time shooting...
France was put on its highest terrorist alert.
And in that news conference, President Hollande declared that Thursday would be a Day of Mourning
for the country.
On Wednesday... a group of 2 or 3 masked gunmen stormed an editorial meeting at the offices
of Charlie Hebdo... located in Paris.
It′s being reported that they shot military-style at the editor Charb... as well as a prominent
cartoonist and other members of that editorial board.
Minutes later...
at least two were seen leaving the building to get into a waiting black car... but they
reportedly got away when they ditched that car and hijacked another vehicle.
All together 12 are dead - including 8 journalists and 2 police officers.
Q2: MARK: Surely a daring operation... and we still don′t know WHO is behind these
attacks but there may be links to al-Qaeda.
But the world is rallying behind France in their time of need...
EUNICE: Absolutely.
People in France are standing up as well... holding up signs that say, "Je suis Charlie
Hebdo", which means, "I am Charlie Hebdo".
World leaders also reacted within hours...
condemning the attack.
"This horrific attack is meant to divide.
We must not fall into that trap.
This is a moment for solidarity.
Around the world, we must stand strong for freedom of expression and tolerance and stand
against forces of division and hate."
"This country stands united with the French people in our opposition to all forms of terrorism
and we stand squarely for free speech and democracy and these people will never be able
to take us off those values."
Candlelight vigils were held in cities across Europe.
Here, outsi