This Tuesday in Paris a group of masked gunmen stormed a newspaper office yelling "allahu akbar." Before escaping they managed to kill 12 people. This marks the most deadly attack on France in the last two decades. French President Francois Hollande says that the attack on the Charlie Hebdo weekly "a terrorist attack without a doubt", that Muslims frequently condemn the newspaper, and that recently there have been several other attacks on France. There has been no immediate claim on the attack. Since the attack France has raised its security level to the highest level and has reinforced security for other media sources, stores and other important buildings. World leaders such as President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemn the attack, but supporters of the Islamic State celebrated the killings as well-deserved revenge against France.
Anytime I hear something like this I get really upset. I cannot believe that something like this can happen not even a month after the hostage taking in Sydney. I am knowledgeable of the fact that Charlie Hebdo was writing satirical articles that were questionable but that does not justify killing them, as they had freedom of speech. As the famous saying goes two wrongs don't make a right. I am glad that Paris and many other countries in Europe who have faced terrorist attacks before, are raising their level of security.
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