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The carnage inside Charlie Hebdo: an eyewitness’s account of the attack

23 November 2019

9:00 AM

23 November 2019

9:00 AM

It is almost five years since two trained jihadists went into the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris and killed 12 people. Philippe Lançon survived the editorial meeting that was taking place as the gunmen burst in. Published to huge acclaim in France last year, Disturbance is his account of events.

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