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French police hunt gunmen who killed 12 at Charlie Hebdo

Clip: 1/7/2015 | 4m 8s

In Paris, three men stormed satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo with assault rifles.

In Paris, three men stormed satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo with assault rifles, killing the editor, prominent political cartoonists, a guard and others before firing at a police car and gunning down another officer. The gunmen -- identified as two French brothers and a teenager -- escaped, prompting a manhunt as France raised its terror alert to the highest level. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

01/07/2015 | Expired 01/01/1970 | Rating NR

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