France is marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly set off a wave of terror that shook the nation and led to fierce debates about freedom of expression.

France on Tuesday marked 10 years since the terrorist shooting that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led commemorations at the

Commemorations were held on the 10th anniversary of the attack against the satirical newspaper. Twelve people died in the attacks, including eight of its staff.

The attacks plunged France into a year of unparalleled terror, beginning with the Charlie Hebdo assault and culminating in the co-ordinated November attacks, including the Bataclan tragedy. The nation was left grieving, yet public gatherings became acts of resilience, defying fear and standing firm against violence.

France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine 10 years ago that began a spate of Islamist militant attacks on the country and stoked a debate on press freedoms that still rages today.

A decade after a deadly assault that shook France, the country paused to honour the victims, while also grappling with the evolving challenges of free expression and terrorism.View on euronews

French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has launched a “laugh at God” competition on the 10th anniversary of the Islamist terror attack that left 12 people dead. The attack in 2015 was carried out by two Paris-born brothers of Algerian descent as revenge for the magazine’s move to publish caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion. France 24 takes a look back at how the events of that day unfolded.