It’s been more than a month since Charlie Hebdo was attacked by terrorists, but the satirical magazine is back in business with a new issue due out Wednesday mocking the pope, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, jihadists and Marine Le Pen, a far-right conservative politico.
The new issue — with the headline “We’re back!” — features cartoon images of the aforementioned targets depicted as a pack of wild, angry animals chasing a dog with a Charlie Hebdo copy in his jaws, Agence France-Presse reported.
The publication’s Paris office was hit by terrorists Jan. 7. Twelve were killed, including five of the nation’s best-known cartoonists.
“We needed a break, a rest,” said Gerard Biard, the paper’s new chief editor, AFP reported. “There were those who needed to work again straight away, like me, and those who wanted to take more time. So we reached a compromise and agreed on February 25 … to start off again on a weekly basis.”
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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