In the United States, President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the attack on the offices of a French satirical magazine.
In a statement, the US leader said that America's thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the attack and the people of France at what he calls a "difficult time".
Meanwhile, a group representing journalists is calling the massacre a "brazen assault on free expression".
Malcolm Brown has more on the US reaction.
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