WASHINGTON, January 8 (Sputnik) — The US Department of State remains in contact with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other counterparts following the terrorist attack in Paris, but has not yet made any security changes to protect US citizens, the agency’s spokesperson Jen Psaki said Wednesday.
“DHS will not hesitate to adjust their security posture as appropriate to protect the American people, obviously that hasn’t happened…so certainly we [US Department of State] remain in touch with a range of counterparts,” Psaki said during a press briefing.
“DHS routinely shares information with our state, local, federal and international law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security partners, and continually evaluates the level of protection we provide at federal facilities,” DHS said in a statement on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, three masked men opened fire at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters killing 12 people — ten journalists and two police officers. The magazine’s editor Stephane Charbonnier is among those killed in the attack.
The newspaper has been involved in other controversies involving radical Islamic fundamentalists. The magazine’s previous office was fire-bombed in 2011 after publishing controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad.
