Charlie Hebdo to print 2.5m copies after Denmark shooting

Paris

CHARLIE Hebdo, the French satirical weekly attacked in January by two self-proclaimed Islamists, publishes a new issue on Wednesday under heavy police protection.

The first edition to be published after similar attacks in Denmark, has on its cover a pack of dogs chasing a small mutt clenching a copy of the magazine in its jaws. The pursuers include Pope Francis, National Front leader Marine Le Pen and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as a black dog representing the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group ISIS.

More than 2.5 million copies of the issue entitled "C'est Reparti!" or "Here We Go Again!" are slated to be published. The previous edition that came immediately after the Jan 7 attack o…