Wednesday

January 7, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

Charlie Hebdo shooting

Gunmen attack the Paris office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing twelve people and injuring ten. Some witnesses report that the gunmen identified themselves as belonging to al-Qaeda in Yemen. A 2011 issue had depicted a cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammed. (BBC)

French police identify three suspects in the killings with raids being conducted in the city of Reims for the assailants, brothers Said and Cherif Kaouchi, aged 32 and 34, respectively, and Hamyd Mourad, 18. (Washington Post) (Bloomberg via Washington Post)

al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen

A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 50 wounded. (Reuters) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Archaeologists in China uncover 2,800-year-old tombs (Eastern Zhou dynasty) in Hubei province. (Ancient Origins)