Paris Shooting At Charlie Hebdo Magazine Office Leaves At Least 12 Dead

Four of the most well-known cartoonists in France are said to have been killed in the mass shooting attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in central Paris, according to France's leading news agency AFP.

The cartoonist killed in the attacks

At least 12 people are dead after shots were fired at the headquarters of the magazine,with multiple attackers escaping. Two police officers are believed to be among the dead, with 10 journalists killed.

One of the dead is said to be editor Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, was the magazine's top cartoonist and was placed on the "Al Qaeda kill list", published last year in its magazine Inspire.

One witness told Sky News' reporter on the scene that gunmen had been asking for specific journalists by name. The attack is believed to have been timed to correspond with the magazine's morning news conference, when most journalists would have been in the building.