Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly satirical magazine known for lampooning Islam and other religions, shooting dead at least 12 people, including two police officers and eight journalists.
Four well-known cartoonists were among the Charlie Hebdo staff killed in the attack, including the paper's editor Stephane Charbonnier, known as 'Charb'.
Across Europe, thousands of people joined candlelight vigils to remember the dead.
These are the picures of the vigil
French President Francois Hollande said it was a terrorist act "of exceptional barbarism," adding that other attacks have been thwarted in France in recent weeks.
Rallies were held in London's Trafalgar Square as well as Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Brussels.
Thousands gathered for a candle light vigil on Place de la Republique in central Paris, hours after the attack.
source:aljazeera
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