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

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.

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.

What’s more important, the freedom to mock, or protection of what many hold sacrosanct? After the Charlie Hebdo massacre, France opted for the former. But that may be shifting.

France honored the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack on Tuesday, marking 10 years since gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine. On January 7, 2015, 12 people were killed at the publication's Paris offices in an assault that shook the world and ignited fierce debate about the limits of free expression.

As France was reeling from the attack, terror struck again. With a massive police manhunt closing in on brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, cornering the Charlie Hebdo killers in

Terror attack on French satirical magazine united the Western world in defence of free speech, but a decade on some claim 'the killers have won'