Today, France was attacked at its very heart in Paris, at the offices of a newspaper. This extremely violent shooting killed 12 people and injured several others; highly talented cartoonists, courageous columnists were killed. Their impertinence and independence influenced generations and generations of French people. I want to tell them that we will continue to defend this message, this message of freedom, in their name. This cowardly attack also killed two police officers, the very […]
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Offical statement of the Embassy of France to the Philippines on the shooting in Paris
A heinous attack occurred in Paris, which left 12 people dead, including 4 cartoonists from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and 2 police officers, and eight others wounded, many of them in critical condition. This barbaric act sought to silence by fear. Instead, we are all reminded that the foundation of a world of peace and tolerance is one where anybody can express their thoughts and creativity freely. It is this freedom that France, […]
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