The paris offices of a satirical french weekly , charlie hebdo , were burnt out by a petrol bomb after it printed a cover cartoon of the prophet muhammad .

法国一家讽刺刊物《查理周刊》在巴黎的办公室遭到汽油弹的袭击起火燃烧，早先此周刊印刷了一期以讽刺先知默罕默德的漫画为封面的杂志。

French authorities said they feared the cartoons published wednesday in satirical magazine charlie hebdo could cause more outrage in the muslim world , days after a video denigrating the prophet muhammad helped to fuel violent protests at u.s. and other western embassies in several muslim countries .

法国政府说，他们担心周三刊登在讽刺杂志《查理周刊》（charliehebdo）上的这些漫画可能会引发穆斯林世界更多的愤怒，几天前，一段诋毁先知穆罕默德的视频加剧了在几个穆斯林国家的美国和其他西方国家大使馆发生的暴力抗议活动。