French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published Wednesday a provocative front-page cartoon about Islam and the recent terror attacks in Spain, leading to criticism that it risked fanning Islamophobia.
The latest edition of the magazine, which was targeted by extremist gunmen in 2015, shows two people lying in a pool of blood having been run over by a van next to the words “Islam, eternal religion of peace.”
A dozen extremist militants of Moroccan origin are believed to have plotted last week’s attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.
In Barcelona, at least 14 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a van drove into crowds.
Critics of Charlie Hebdo saw its cover as tarring an entire religion, practiced by around 1.5 billion people worldwide, by implying it was inherently violent.
Source: Agencies
