Office of French paper firebombed

The Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were set on fire in the early hours of this morning, the magazine…

The Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were set on fire in the early hours of this morning, the magazine's editor told Europe 1 radio.

The attack took place after the magazine published an edition it said was guest-edited by the Prophet Muhammad renamed 'Charia Hebdo', in a reference to Sharia law, media reported.

"A window was broken and a Molotov cocktail was thrown inside," the magazine's editor, known only as Charb, said. "There's nothing left inside."

A police source said the fire happened at about midnight, adding that no one was injured.

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The magazine's website today appeared to have been hacked and showed images of a mosque with the message "No god but allah".

Reuters