New edition of Charlie Hebdo flies off the shelves

Paris

THE first issue of Charlie Hebdo after jihadists executed most of its journalists was sold out within hours across France on Wednesday. The satirical magazine once again featured the Prophet Mohammed on its cover - but with a tear in his eye, holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign under the headline "All is forgiven".

Many Parisians joined long queues outside newspaper kiosks in the pre-dawn cold to get their hands on one of 700,000 copies of the first run that will eventually total five million.