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Sadness and defiance: How front pages covered the Charlie Hebdo massacre

French newspapers are united in a show of defiance after the terror attacks.

FOR MANY JOURNALISTS, the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris yesterday felt personal.

The death of ten journalists and cartoonists at the satirical magazine was an attack on the profession, on freedom of expression, and freedom of the press.

Today’s front pages reflects the sadness felt by many journalists – but also the anger and the defiance. Headlines, photographs and cartoons show the depth of these feelings.

Some front pages are a statement of intent: Le Parisien simply says “They will not murder freedom” over a photograph of people at a vigil in Paris. Others are more direct. The Independent in London shows a cartoon of a blood-stained hand on the front page of the Charlie Hebdo giving the middle finger.

Here are some of the most striking front pages from around the world today.

France

Le Figaro [Headline reads: "Freedom murdered"]

Le Figaro

Libération [Headline reads: "We are all Charlie"]

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Le Parisien [Headline reads: "They will not murder freedom"]

le parisien

L’équipe [Headline reads: "Freedom 0, Barbarity 12] 

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l’Humanité [Headline reads: "It is freedom which is being murdered"]

l'Humanité

Les Echoes [Headline reads: "Confronted with barbarity"]

Les Echos

Ireland

The Irish Times

irish times

Irish Examiner

examiner

The Herald

herald

Britain

The Independent

Indy

The Sun

sun

The Guardian

the guardian

Daily Mail

Mail

The Daily Telegraph

telegraph

The National

The National

Denmark

Danish newspapers

Germany

BZ Berlin

BZ

Bild

Bild

Norway

Aftenposten

aftenposten

International New York Times

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Sources: ThePaperboy.com, Mike HoganNick Sutton, Alexis Brézet, Line T Holm, l’Humanité, Casper Dall.

Read: Seven arrests, but the two brothers responsible for Paris shooting are still on the run > 

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