Two shooters allegedly opened fire at the headquarters of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing several people.
The shooters are still at large. They reportedly escaped in vehicles after the shooting.
AFP journalist Eric Randolph noted in a tweet that the cover of Charlie Hebdo this week featured Michel Hollellebecq, whose new book "imagines Muslims take over French government in 2022."
French President Francois Hollande has called the shooting a terrorist attack.
The magazine was attacked in 2011 after it named the Prophet Muhammad the "guest editor" of its next issue. Charlie Hebdo has also published offensive cartoons depicting Muslims in the past.
A Le Monde journalist tweeted this photo that she says shows the two shooters:
Les tireurs de #ChalieHebdo face à une voiture de police. Ils ont fait feu, les policiers ont répliqué puis reculé pic.twitter.com/Ld1sxkRLvW
- Elise Barthet (@EliseBarthet) January 7, 2015
Facebook video has shown a close-up of the shooters:
Graphic: Video shows gunmen with automatic rifles during attack on #CharlieHebdo in #Paris: https://t.co/fQXxNsJOWq pic.twitter.com/Y0uxe72R2N
- Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 7, 2015
The Facebook video is disturbing. It shows the gunmen walking around a car and then approaching a person who is lying on the ground.
French TV has also has video from the attack: