10 powerful cartoons drawn in the aftermath of the Paris shootings

Cartoonists around the world have drawn these poignant tributes to their fallen colleagues in Paris and the images have been widely shared by social media users.

12 people were killed and five seriously wounded when three masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Lucille Clerc

Break one, thousand will rise #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie #raiseyourpencilforfreedom pic.twitter.com/3n5fOEmrwJ

— Lucille Clerc (@LucilleClerc) January 7, 2015

Dave Pope

Tommy Dessine

Satish Acharya

Ruben L. Oppenheimer

Carlos Latuff

Joep Bertrams

Francisco J. Olea

#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/jIBbrIShe8

— Francisco J. Olea (@oleismos) January 7, 2015

Cyprien

Nate Beeler

Robert Mankoff

This cartoon by Robert Mankoff from The New Yorker Sept 2012.#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/pyQfnV42Su

— John O'Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) January 7, 2015

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