(Reuters) Staff at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Tuesday stood in silence outside their former offices where, five years ago, Islamist gunmen began a three-day rampage in which they killed 17 people.
The magazine, which had angered Muslims by publishing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, was adopted after the attack as a symbol of free speech and the slogan “Je suis Charlie,” or “I am Charlie,” spread round the world.
The fifth anniversary has taken on fresh relevance this year because the first trial of people accused of involvement in the attacks is to begin later this year.
In Tuesday’s ceremony, staff who survived the attack stood in the street outside as a bugler played the last post.
