AJC Appalled by Deadly Terror Attack on French Newspaper

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Jan 07, 2015, 08:59 ET

PARIS, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is appalled by the terrorist attack on the office of a French newspaper. At least 12 are dead, and several of the wounded are in critical condition, after hooded gunmen shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Avenge the prophet," stormed the office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in the center of the French capital.

"Islamic terrorism has struck once again in the heart of our beloved France," said Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, director of AJC Paris. "Their target was both those who worked at the magazine and the laudable values of an open, democratic society they embodied. There can be no compromise with such murderers and their heinous world view."

The terror alert in France was raised after the attack to its highest level. French President Hollande, condemning the attack on Charlie Hebdo, said several other terror attacks had been thwarted in recent weeks.

Three years ago, Charlie Hebdo's offices were the subject of an arson attack in response to its publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed on its cover.

The perpetrators of today's terror attack in Paris remain at large.

SOURCE American Jewish Committee