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New Subscribers Flood In for Charlie Hedbo After Attack

© AP Photo / Michel SpinglerCopies of the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo newspaper are sold with other newspapers at a newsstand in Lille, northern France
Copies of the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo newspaper are sold with other newspapers at a newsstand in Lille, northern France - Sputnik International
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The popularity of the magazine increased, following the terrorist attacks in Paris early January.

The number of subscribers to Charlie Hebdo magazine increased from 10,000 before the terrorist attack to above 200,000 now, according to AFP.

The information was provided by the magazine's co-manager, Eric Portheault, on Tuesday, who said that the magazine has received €2.37 million donations so far and that this money will be transferred to the relatives of the victims of the terrorist attacks.

A woman holding a pen shows her arm covered with the words in French I am Charlie - Sputnik International
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A series of terrorist attacks took place in Paris early January.

The first incident took place on January 7, 2015, when two gunmen stormed the editorial office of Charlie Hebdo magazine, well-known for publishing satirical articles and cartoons, deriding Islam. During the attack, 12 people were killed and 11 wounded.

The second attack was carried out on January 9, in a kosher shop in eastern Paris, where several people were taken hostage. The attacker, Amedy Coulibaly, demanded freedom for the Kouachi brothers, who were responsible for the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and threatened to shoot down the hostages if police killed them. The attack claimed lives of four people, all of them Jews.

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