Two Brothers Suspected of Terrorist Attack on French Newspaper

French authorities are on the manhunt for two brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi, for the deadly attack that killed 12 employees of a local satirical newspaper. 

On Wednesday, 12 people were killed during a terrorist attack on a Paris newspaper. Eleven journalists and the founder and editor, Charlie Hebdo, were gunned down at the offices of the news outlet. As reported by Reuters, “France’s prime minister said on Thursday he feared Islamist militants who killed 12 people in an attack on a satirical newspaper could strike again as a manhunt for two men widened across the country.”

The two assailants in question are being called “armed and dangerous” by Police. Their names are Cherif Kouachi (32) and Said Kouachi (34) and were already being watched by French security teams for previous crimes. In 2005, Cherif Kouachi served 18 months in prison for association with a terrorist enterprise. He was convicted of enlisting French nationals from a mosque in eastern Paris to go to Iraq to fight Americans in Iraq.

Sources say that editor, Charlie Hebdo, was previously warned about the satirical cartoons published by the newspaper. “Jihadists online repeatedly warned that the magazine would pay for its mockery,” reports Reuters. Although Paris haven’t endured a major terrorist attack since the 90s, this recent devastation now requires the country to increase its security measures. As of yesterday, Police patrolled transportation hubs, media offices, department stores, and religious sites.

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