Charlie Hebdo artist seized by gunmen recalls sheer terror during 2015 attack

A man looks at a painting by French street artist Christian Guemy in Paris in tribute to the members of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo (Michel Euler/AP)

The Charlie Hebdo caricaturist who was forced at gunpoint to open the satirical newspaper’s door to two al Qaida extremists has described the moments of sheer terror during the 2015 attack in France.

Corinne Rey had tears in her eyes but her voice was clear as she gave evidence at the trial of 13 men and one woman accused of helping three men plot the attacks on January 7-9 2015 in Paris.