They got up earlier than usual. They lined up. One goal: to acquire the new issue of Charlie Hebdo. The French have emptied kiosks copies of the satirical magazine in a few hours on Wednesday, a week after the attacks against Charlie Weekly.
"Already starting from home that morning, I was persuaded not find, says John, who holds a number in his hands in Paris. It's not a miracle, but almost. I know they will distribute it throughout the week. Anyway, do not panic. "
"Exceptionally, I woke up to buy the newspaper Charlie Hebdo, says his side Mustapha, a retiree. I have not had. I'm disappointed. I'll take my car and I'll go look elsewhere. "
"It's important for me to buy it because I want to know Charlie Hebdo already said Claude. Maybe it will give me a click to buy it in the future. And, given the situation, I think virtually all French today will buy Charlie Hebdo ".
"Yes, I have the precious, welcomes a resident in Marseille I wanted to have it because it is important to live the freedom of expression, because it is unacceptable because my heart is split for all the deaths. "
The national news broadcasters Union announced at 10am this morning that the number was sold in 27,000 news outlets. 700,000 copies were delivered.
Given this success, the newspaper distributor decided to increase the draw 5 million instead of the expected 3 million yesterday. This is a record in France.
The depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in a weekly did cringe within Muslim bodies abroad. Al-Azhar, the leading authority in Sunni Islam based in Egypt felt it would "stir up hatred."
Tails on social networks, sales on Ebay
#Jaimoncharlie The hashtag was quickly in the top Twitter trends on Wednesday morning in France.
On social networks, pictures of queues at kiosks and signs announcing the out of stock have increased, reflecting the extraordinary demand.
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With the shortage, opportunists are on sale online their own copy of the weekly number and the old number and series-off of Charlie Hebdo, often at exorbitant prices.
Euronews could not independently verify the seriousness of these sales and auctions for these numbers.
Slideshow of Charlie Hebdo on Ebay
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