Posted on 11/03/2011 1:29:25 AM PDT by thecodont
Reporting from Paris— The headquarters of a satirical French newspaper were damaged by fire early Wednesday as a controversial special edition poking fun at Islamic law in Libya and Tunisia was set to hit newsstands.
A fire apparently sparked by one or two Molotov cocktails melted computers, destroyed archives, and burned the first two floors of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper's offices in Paris about 1 a.m., officials said. No injuries were reported, and authorities said they had no suspects as of Wednesday afternoon.
The special issue, which the paper said was "guest edited" by the prophet Muhammad, covers the recent victory of the Islamist Nahda party in Tunisian elections, as well as the announcement by Libyan leaders that sharia law would form the basis for the nation's future legislation.
The cover drawing of a bug-eyed character wearing a turban is accompanied by the words "100 lashes if you don't die laughing!"
In the days before publication, chat forums and the media were abuzz with complaints and reports of threats to the newspaper because of the weekly's choice of content.
Muslim groups condemned the attack Wednesday, while deploring the way Islam and its prophet were depicted.
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You make fun af Esslam and I keel you.
You make fun af Esslam and I keel you.
A pallet of new freshly minted Korans fell out of a truck onto the highway, a tractor trailer hauling a load of hogs ran over it and crashed, and the a tanker trailer ran into the dead pigs erupting into flames.
Just a singular example of a video project planned to be put on the web satirizing Islam.
Its a cult that is alien to planet Earth, its a disease that invades and replicates the person in as such a fashion like a popular sci-fi horror film.
Weird coincidence, must have been a disgruntled ex-employee.
Thanks thecodont.
It might be fun to organize a pig roast as a fund raiser for the magazine and roast the pigs over a smouldering fire of burning korans. But then, I’ve been told I have an inappropriate sense of humor.
A backwards cult that is inherently destined to never be able to co-exist in a civilized society.
Bravo for their bravery. So sad about the arson.
You call us violent? Well then, “I KEEL YOU!!”|
Nothing like Muslims getting pissed at being called violent, and then blowing sh&t up to prove the accusation correct.
It was the caricature of Mohammed on the cover that did it. Charlie Hebdo was one of the only papers brave enough to reprint the original Danish cartoons that got people killed.
Sad, and a warning to all of the dangers of what these people really present- and it is not “religion of peace” The offices of Charlie Hebdo was fire bombed, and their website hacked. They have set up a blog.
Uh oh, heads are gonna roll.
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