At Least 12 Dead in Attack on French Newspaper

A local resident distributes coffee to reporters gathered at the scene after gunmen stormed a French newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.

New words and expressions attack - n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill Terrorism – the use of violence such as bombing, shooting to obtain political demands bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force cartoonist – n. denounce – v. to express strong disapproval of someone in public

1. At least ________ people were killed in an attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French ________, on Wednesday at least two ________ opened fire and at least three ________ were killed. Two ________ were reportedly killed as well. 2. French President denounced the shootings as a ________. France has raised its terrorism warning to its highest level. 3. Charlie Hebdo often makes fun of ________ and on Wednesday, it published a cartoon on ________.

1. At least 12 people were killed in an attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper, on Wednesday at least two gunmen opened fire and at least three cartoonists were killed. Two police officers were reportedly killed as well. 2. French President denounced the shootings as a terrorist attack. France has raised its terrorism warning to its highest level. 3. Charlie Hebdo often makes fun of culture and religion and on Wednesday, it published a cartoon on social media.

Tape script At least 12 people were killed in an attack on the Paris offices of a French newspaper Wednesday. Witnesses say at least two gunmen opened fire with automatic rifles and a rocket launcher inside the offices of Charlie Hebdo. The director of the weekly paper and at least three cartoonists were killed. Two police officers were reportedly killed as well. French President Francois Hollande denounced the shootings as a terrorist attack. He defended the media after the killings. He said no act of violence “will ever extinguish freedom of the press.” France has raised its terrorism warning to its highest level.

Tape script Charlie Hebdo often makes fun of culture and religion. On Wednesday, it published a cartoon on social media. The image showed the leader of Islamic State militants, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as a New Year well- wisher. The magazine’s office was attacked in 2011 after it published a cartoon of theProphet Muhammed. In Washington, President Barack Obama strongly condemned th e attack. He said the U.S. will help France, in his words, “bring these terrorists to justice.”

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