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The French embassy yesterday held a memorial service at their embassy in honour of 10 journalists and two policemen that were murdered in Paris on Wednesday.
Speaking at the service, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse, said that the journalists who worked for magazine Charlie Hebdo, were killed by suspected Islamist attackers.
“The 10 journalists were murdered by suspected Islamist attackers and this was done in the name of Allah,” said Ambassador Delahousse.
Apart from the 12 people that died, five others are reportedly in critical condition.
The attacks are believed to have been precipitated by the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that were published in the magazine in 2006.
“There is a magazine called Charlie Hebdo in Paris and the journalists were killed due to payback for cartoons that they had published,” he said.
“The families are in mourning and are grieving, but obviously something will be done for them.”
However, Ambassador Delahousse said no strife between the French and the Islamists had existed.
Four of France’s best-known satirical cartoonists, including the magazine’s editor, Stephane Charbonnier, were among the dead.
Charlie Hebdo is a left-wing satirical newspaper published every Wednesday, known for its cartoons and comic strips, which often feature controversial religious stories.
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