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Just hours after the attack there are already over 750,000 Tweets under the hastag #JeSuisCharlie. (News, USA TODAY)
An injured person is treated outside the office of the French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris on Jan. 7, 2015.(Photo: Thibault Camus, AP)
Soon after gunmen killed at least 12 people at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, #CharlieHebdo and #JeSuisCharlie — "I am Charlie" in English — were trending on Twitter in a sign of solidarity for victims.
In the hours since the midday attack Wednesday, there have been 176,000 tweets featuring #JeSuisCharlie, according to Topsy, which tracks Twitter analytics. In the last hour, 77,000 have used the hashtag.
Hours before the attack, the magazine had tweeted a caricature of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Paris.
French President François Hollande tweeted, "No barbaric act will never extinguish the freedom of the press. We are a united country."
Aucun acte barbare ne saura jamais éteindre la liberté de la presse. Nous sommes un pays unis qui saura réagir et faire bloc.
— François Hollande (@fhollande) January 7, 2015
The White House quoted President Obama, saying "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this terrorist attack."
U.S. Embassy France changed its Twitter photo.(Photo: Twitter screen grab)
The U.S. Embassy in France also changed its Twitter photo to "Je Suis Charlie."
Journalist Piers Morgan offered, "The pen is mightier than the sword."
In England, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted, " We stand ...squarely for free speech and democracy."
Jessica Pires, the wife of former Arsenal and France midfielder Robert Pires, simply wrote R.I.P. on Instagram.
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R.I.P
Germany's chancellor offered her opinions on the attack, Reuters reports.
It wasn't the first time the magazine was attacked. In 2011, the offices were bombed in response to that a magazine cover that featured the prophet Mohammed.
The publication was well known for images that pushed the bar.
On Twitter, users offered condolences and said the terror attacks wouldn't prevent freedom of speech.
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