Charlie Hebdo plans special edition as support pours in

January 08, 2015 23:33

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo announced today it will defy its attackers and publish a special edition with a print run of a million copies next week, as a wave of public support rose up to save it from bankruptcy.

Surviving columnist Patrick Pelloux told AFP the magazine would bring out a "survivors' issue" next Wednesday to show that "stupidity will not win" after the attack on its headquarters which left 12 dead.

The newspaper's lawyer, Richard Malka, said the 60,000 copies Charlie Hebdo would normally print was being multiplied because of the massive attention worldwide brought by yesterday's bloody attack.

Malka spoke after attending a meeting of the 30 remaining staff that discussed the paper's future and how to bring out the issue.

All agreed that "the next issue has to come out -- it's the best way to pay homage to the dead and to show that they (the attackers) did not kill us off," he said.

Pelloux admitted that "It's very hard. We are all suffering, with grief, with fear, but we will do it anyway because stupidity will not win".

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