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Published on 2 January 2016
Charlie Hebdo attack puts France among deadliest for press
Published on the BBC News December 29, 2015
The nine journalists killed in the attack left France second only to Syria, where 13 journalists were killed in 2015 in the course of their work.
In all, 69 journalists lost their lives in the line of duty, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Some 28 of those - 40% - were killed by Islamic extremists, said the CPJ.
The death toll, which includes journalists killed between 1 January and 23 December, is higher than the 61 journalists killed in 2014.
The Charlie Hebdo massacre was the deadliest single attack on journalists - nine members of the Paris-based satirical magazine were killed, along with three police officers... Read more.