why was it a target for terrorist attacks?
Because a number of cartoons they published controversially depicted Prophet Muhammad.
Charlie Hebdo
The magazine has been the target of three terrorist attacks: in 2011, 2015, and 2020. All of them were presumed to be in response to a number of cartoons that it published controversially depicting Muhammad. In the second of these attacks, 12 people were killed, including publishing director Charb and several other prominent cartoonists.

where is paris france located on the world map It is located in northern central France, in a north-bending arc of the river Seine. is the city a capital of france? Yes what is its estimated population? 2,148,271, as of 2020 how did the name of the city derived at? From its early inhabitants, the Gallic Parisii tribe. who are the aforementioned tribe? UNANSWERABLE is the city also referred to as the 'city of light'? Yes why was it called so? Because of its leading role during the Age of Enlightenment and more literally because Paris was one of the first large European cities to use gas street lighting on a grand scale on its boulevards and monuments. when was this city first declared as the capital of france? It was the capital of the Merovingian dynasty from 508 CE. From 987, with the election of Hugh Capet, it became the capital of a unified Francia. what are major terrorist attacks that took place in the city? Bombings between July and October, 1995; shooting at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in January 2015 and bomb and gunfire attacks in November 2015 are some of them. how is the overall climate of this place? It has a Western European oceanic climate, which is generally mild and moderately wet throughout the year. what is the previously mentioned headquarters? It is the headquarters of a French non-conformist satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes.
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Charlie Hebdo [SEP] Introduction
"Charlie Hebdo" first appeared in 1970 as a companion to the monthly "Hara-Kiri" magazine, after a previous title was banned for mocking the death of former French president Charles de Gaulle. In 1981, publication ceased, but the magazine was resurrected in 1992. Its current editor-in-chief is Gérard Biard. The previous editors were François Cavanna (1970–1981) and Philippe Val (1992–2009). The magazine is published every Wednesday, with special editions issued on an unscheduled basis.