Gunmen Hunted After 12 Killed By Muslim Terrorists At Paris Magazine

Eleven people have been shot dead at the headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, say police.

Two masked gunmen are reported to have stormed the offices of the controversial publication, which has previously been attacked over its portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed.

A bullet hole at the scene of the shooting

They are believed to have been armed with Kalashnikov rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade.

A manhunt is under way for the killers, who escaped after a shootout in the street with police.

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The dead are believed to include two police officers. Four people have also been critically injured.

Ambulances are at the scene.

According to reports, three officers had initially arrived on pushbikes, but left when they realised how heavily-armed the raiders were.

The gunmen are believed to have left several minutes later and attempted to car-jack a vehicle.

Benoit Bringer, a journalist with Agence Premiere Ligne who saw the attack, told the iTele network he saw several masked men armed with machine guns.

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Henry Samuel, the Daily Telegraph's Paris correspondent, told Sky News: “According to people on the ground, two masked gunmen burst into the offices very heavily armed, (with) Kalashnikovs, apparently even with a rocket-propelled grenade, and opened fire, leaving several minutes later.

“Somebody who was nearby on the roof and saw much of the incident said three policemen then arrived on a pushbike.

"When they saw how armed these men were they left and then there was a kind of gunfight in the street.”

He added: "Then the gunmen escaped and are currently on the run, being pursued. They moved towards the east of Paris. While fleeing they wounded a policeman and a passer-by was also hit.

"They've changed cars. They were in a black (Citroen) DS, now they've taken somebody else's vehicle."

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Gallery: Gunmen Attack Paris Magazine Office

Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris

A bullet's impact on the window of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo