New Charlie Hebdo cover: ‘Screw them, we have champagne.’
It is the first edition of Charlie Hebdo to hit shelves since the Paris attacks Friday.
Cartoonists from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were quick to respond after the tragedy that struck Paris on Friday night. On Wednesday, the magazine is publishing its first issue since the attacks. The cover makes a defiant statement.
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Designed by cartoonist Coco, the image depicts a man drinking champagne in celebration, with the beverage pouring out of holes in his body. The caption below translates to, “They have weapons. Screw them, we have champagne.’’
Charlie Hebdo’s headquarters were the target of a terrorist attack 10 months ago, which left 17 dead. After the attack on Bataclan, which is just blocks away from the Charlie Hebdo offices, cartoonist Johann Sfar posted a cartoon to his Instagram encouraging people not to pray for Paris, saying “we don’t need more religion.’’
According to AFP, Wednesday’s edition of Charlie Hebdo also contains an editorial from managing editor Riss, who was injured in the January attacks.
“Blood and tears, prophesied Churchill. That’s where we are,’’ Riss writes. “Without realising it, the Parisians of 2015 have sort of become the Londoners of 1940, determined not to yield, neither to fear nor to resignation, whatever catches them off guard.’’
The newest Charlie Hebdo hits shelves Wednesday morning.
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