International reactions to the Charlie Hebdo shooting

The U.N. Security Council led global condemnation of the "terrorist" shooting at French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 8 which left 12 people dead, in a shocking attack on freedom of speech in Europe.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has added his voice to the chorus of reactions after the massacre perpetrated against French satiric weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people on Jan 7, condemning what he described as a "heinous terrorist attack."

Greece joined other governments on Wednesday in condemning the terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead.

?We express our outrage at and unequivocal condemnation of the monstrous and barbaric deadly terrorist attack,? said Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos in a statement.

Bulgaria strongly condemns the gunmen raid on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which left at least 12 people dead and 10 injured on Wednesday, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the terrorist attack on the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo was "cruel and cowardly". The head of state voiced his compassion for the victims' families and solidarity with the French nation.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday said he is deeply shocked by the news of the gun attack on the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in downtown Paris, sending his condolences to the victims' families.

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12 dead as Paris newspaper office comes under attack

PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande says France is in a state of shock after the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's office.

At least 12 people died in the attack, the latest reports from Paris said.