The planned print run of the first Charlie Hebdo magazine since last week’s deadly terrorist attack has been increased to 5m as many newsagents in France sold out of stocks within minutes of it going on sale.
“The publisher has decided this morning to bring the print run to 5m,” Véronique Faujour, president of the distributor MLP, told AFP. The figure is 2m more than had been expected.
Large queues formed outside French magazine kiosks as the first edition since the attack on the magazine’s office killed 12 went on sale. [The Guardian] Read more
