PARIS -- Before newsstands even opened in Paris, many had already sold all their copies of Charlie Hebdo.
A week after gunmen killed 12 people in and around the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine is back in newsstands.
However, Andrew Spencer reports the latest issue doesn't seem to be staying there.
At several kiosks along the Champs Elysees, the magazine was sold out before it was ever available -- the early copies already reserved.
Charlie Hebdo typically prints 60,000 copies; it now expects to print as many as 5 million copies of the latest issue.
The satirical magazine returns for the first time since the terror attacks in Paris left 17 people dead, including 12 in and around the Charlie Hebdo offices.
The front cover shows a sign reading, "Je suis Charlie," held by a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, and the words "All is forgiven."
An editorial from the editor-in-chief reads, "For one week now, Charlie, the atheist magazine, has been performing more miracles than all the saints and prophets combined. The one of which we're most proud is that you have in your hands the same magazine we've always published."
Whatever message the controversial cover sends, the reaction to it has been mixed:
"I know that they're probably publishing this cartoon to send a message to terrorists and say, 'Look, we are not going to be intimidated,' and that's fine," said Omer el-Hamdoon, president, Muslim Association of London. "But at the same time, it would be nice if they had shown ... be more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims."
A week after gunmen killed 12 people in and around the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine is back in newsstands.
However, Andrew Spencer reports the latest issue doesn't seem to be staying there.
At several kiosks along the Champs Elysees, the magazine was sold out before it was ever available -- the early copies already reserved.
Charlie Hebdo typically prints 60,000 copies; it now expects to print as many as 5 million copies of the latest issue.
The satirical magazine returns for the first time since the terror attacks in Paris left 17 people dead, including 12 in and around the Charlie Hebdo offices.
The front cover shows a sign reading, "Je suis Charlie," held by a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, and the words "All is forgiven."
An editorial from the editor-in-chief reads, "For one week now, Charlie, the atheist magazine, has been performing more miracles than all the saints and prophets combined. The one of which we're most proud is that you have in your hands the same magazine we've always published."
Whatever message the controversial cover sends, the reaction to it has been mixed:
"I know that they're probably publishing this cartoon to send a message to terrorists and say, 'Look, we are not going to be intimidated,' and that's fine," said Omer el-Hamdoon, president, Muslim Association of London. "But at the same time, it would be nice if they had shown ... be more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims."