The offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb, a day after it named the Prophet Mohammed as its "editor-in-chief" for this week's issue. The fiercely anti-clerical magazine said the move, which included renaming the publication "Sharia Hebdo", was intended to "celebrate" the victory of Islamist party Ennhada in Tunisia's election.Charlie Hedbo's editor-in-chief, known as Charb, told France Info radio: "We no longer have a newspaper. All our equipment has been destroyed or has melted."
No injuries have been reported.
A single Molotov cocktail was thrown at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris's 20th arrondissement at around 1am. The ensuing fire was rapidly put out, but a large amount of material in the office was destroyed, police said.
"We cannot, today, put together a paper," said Charb. "But we will do everything possible to do one next week. Whatever happens, we'll do it. There is no question of giving in," he said, adding that the magazine is filing a legal complaint against persons unknown.