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Journalists of international press agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) hold signs reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) at their headquarters in Paris as they observe a minute of silence on January 8, 2015 for the victims of an attack by armed gunmen on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7 which left at least 12 dead and many others injured. France observed a minute of silence Thursday, broken only by church bells, in honour of the 12 people killed by apparent jihadists at a magazine known for publishing cartoons deemed offensive to Islam. At midday (1100 GMT), crowds of people stood silently in public squares, schools and outside official buildings. Bells tolled at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral and in churches across the country. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT