Charlie Hebdo reprints Prophet caricatures ahead of trial over 2015 attacks

Thousands of people gather at Republique Square in Paris after the 2015 attacks (Peter Dejong/AP)

The French satirical paper whose Paris offices were attacked by Islamic extremists in 2015 has reprinted caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed cited by the gunmen who opened fire on its editorial staff.

The January 2015 attacks against Charlie Hebdo and, two days later, a kosher supermarket touched off a wave of killings claimed by so-called Islamic State across Europe.