Satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the target of a 2015 massacre by Islamic extremists, will republish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to coincide with the start of a trial for the terror attack. The 2015 attack left 12 people dead when gunman swarmed Charlie Hebdo's offices, killing 11 employees and a policeman nearby in Paris. SUSPECT TIED TO CHARLIE HEBDO ATTACK SENT TO FRANCE, CHARGEDFourteen people charged with providing assistance to the gunmen are scheduled to go on trial over the killings beginning on Wednesday. Charlie Hebdo had long published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which is believed to be why the newspaper was targeted. These drawings are history now, and history cannot be rewritten, nor can it be erased," wrote Charlie Hebdo director Laurent Sourisseau.

Source: Fox News September 01, 2020 16:29 UTC