DHAKA: Eleven people killed in attack at offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Paris prosecutors say.

At least two gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine, French media report, says the BBC.

Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The satirical weekly has courted controversy in the past with its depiction of news and current affairs.

Its latest tweet was a cartoon of the Islamic State militant group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

BDST: 1742 HRS, JAN 07, 2015