French police have identified one of the two officers killed in the shooting attack at the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The victim was a follower of Islam, media reported.<\/p>\n
The 42-year-old Ahmed Merabet was shot at point-blank range despite apparently pleading for mercy, and his death was tragically caught on camera.<\/p>\n
Merabet, a Muslim by faith, was serving as a patrolman in the 11th arrondissement, which is the district where Charlie Hebdo\u2019s office is located in Paris, the Daily Caller reported.<\/p>\n
The identity of the second officer has not been confirmed by officials, but media reports stated that he was assigned to protect the defiant editorial director of the provocative outlet, St\u00e9phane \u201cCharb\u201d Charbonnier.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Charlie Hebdo\u2019s offices were firebombed after the outlet published a spoof issue which mocked Sharia law and was \u201cguest edited\u201d by the Prophet Muhammad. In 2012, Charbonnier oversaw publication of an even more provocative issue on Muhammad, which showed the prophet naked and in sexual poses. The journal mocked Christianity and Judaism too.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday morning, at least two black-hooded adult gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles entered the building of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 10 journalists and two policemen. According to survivors of the massacre, the gunmen claimed they were from Al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n
Police have launched a manhunt for three suspects, identified as Said Kouachi, 34, Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Hamyd Mourad, 18.<\/p>\n
The youngest suspect, Mourad, reportedly handed himself in at a police station in Charleville M\u00e9zi\u00e8res after seeing his name on the list of shooting suspects on social media, French outlets reported. The 18-year-old claims to have alibi of his innocence, which is being investigated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youngest of those wanted surrendered to police pleading not guilty. His alibi will be verified by investigators,\u201d iTele said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
According to iTele, Hamid Mourad said that at the time of the attack he was in lyc\u00e9e in Charleville-Mezieres. It was reported earlier that Mourad is a student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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