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PARIS (AP) — Charlie Hebdo has released a new edition of its irreverent and often offensive newspaper, defiantly putting a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover.
It shows a weeping Muhammad, holding a sign reading "I am Charlie" with the words "All is forgiven" above him.
Charlie Hebdo has faced repeated threats and a firebombing for past depictions of the prophet. Its editor and his police bodyguard were the first to die last week when two masked gunmen attacked the paper's editorial offices, killing 12 people in all.
Before the new edition was even released, one of Egypt's top Islamic authorities warned Charlie Hebdo against publishing more cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Threats and calls for more attacks already have appeared on militant websites.
The newspaper regularly skewers other religions too. A double-page spread illustrating Sunday's march in Paris claims the turnout was larger "than for Mass."
Charlie Hebdo plans an unprecedented print run of 3 million copies of the latest issue.
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138-c-17-(Lori Hinnant (HIH'-nihnt), AP correspondent)-"killed so many"-AP correspondent Lori Hinnant reports the next issue of French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, prints a cartoon image of the Prophet Muhammad, something for which the gunmen claimed to be gaining revenge. ((tomorrow refers to Wednesday)) (13 Jan 2015)
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141-a-21-(Renald Luzier (reh-NAHL loo-ZYAY'), cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo, through interpreter, at news conference)-"man who's crying"-Through an interpreter the cartoonist who signs his work as "Luz" says the image he's drawn for the cover of the new issue of Charlie Hebdo is of the Prophet Muhammad. ((note cut length)) COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) ((Luz is pronounced 'loots')) (13 Jan 2015)
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142-a-18-(Renald Luzier (reh-NAHL loo-ZYAY'), cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo, through interpreter, at news conference)-"our front page"-Through an interpreter the cartoonist who signs his work as "Luz" says he wanted to produce a cover for the new issue of Charlie Hebdo not for the world's approval, but for its staff and regular readers. ((note cut length)) COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) ((Luz is pronounced 'loots')) (13 Jan 2015)
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143-a-17-(Renald Luzier (reh-NAHL loo-ZYAY'), cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo, through interpreter, at news conference)-"draw to represent"-Through an interpreter the cartoonist who signs his work as "Luz" says it was natural for him to draw an image of a weeping Prophet Muhammad for the cover of the new issue of Charlie Hebdo. ((note cut length)) COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit))((Luz is pronounced 'loots')) (13 Jan 2015)
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144-a-16-(Renald Luzier (reh-NAHL loo-ZYAY'), cartoonist for Charlie Hebdo, through interpreter, at news conference)-"cover that's fun"-Through an interpreter the cartoonist who signs his work as "Luz" says his cover image of Prophet Muhammad on the new issue of Charlie Hebdo offers a potential range of emotions. ((note cut length)) COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit))((Luz is pronounced 'loots')) (13 Jan 2015)
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179-a-14-(Ajmal Masroor (AHJH'-mahl mahz-RUR'), imam, broadcaster and communications consultant, in interview)-"respected at all"-Ajmal Masroor, a Muslim community leader and broadcaster in London, says the Charlie Hebdo cover is an insult to the world's Muslims. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) (13 Jan 2015)
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180-a-13-(Ajmal Masroor (AHJH'-mahl mahz-RUR'), imam, broadcaster and communications consultant, in interview)-"for all people"-Ajmal Masroor, a Muslim community leader and broadcaster in London, says Charlie Hebdo is doing what the terrorists want it to do with the cover cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) (13 Jan 2015)
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181-a-16-(Ajmal Masroor (AHJH'-mahl mahz-RUR'), imam, broadcaster and communications consultant, in interview)-"a better world"-Ajmal Masroor, a Muslim community leader and broadcaster in London, says there is no positive outcome to the publication of another cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) (13 Jan 2015)
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182-a-20-(Ajmal Masroor (AHJH'-mahl mahz-RUR'), imam, broadcaster and communications consultant, in interview)-"publish those cartoons"-Ajmal Masroor, a Muslim community leader and broadcaster in London, says Charlie Hebdo should have taken a different path. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit)) ((note length)) (13 Jan 2015)
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APPHOTO XCE105: The new chief editor of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Gerard Biard, left, and Cartoonist Renald Luzier, known as Luz leave after a press conference in Paris, France, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Twelve people died when two masked gunmen assaulted the newspaper's offices on Jan. 7, including much of the editorial staff and two police. It was the beginning of three days of terror around Paris that saw 17 people killed before the three Islamic extremist attackers were gunned down by security forces. Charlie Hebdo had faced repeated threats for depictions of the prophet, and its editor and his police bodyguard were the first to die. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (13 Jan 2015)
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APPHOTO XCE104: Cartoonist Renald Luzier, known as Luz attends a press conference in Paris, France, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The surviving staff of Charlie Hebdo is putting out an unprecedented 3 million copies of its upcoming issue. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (13 Jan 2015)
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