BERLIN
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make an informal visit to France Sunday in the aftermath of a deadly attack in Paris on a French satirical magazine.
German Deputy Government Spokesman Georg Streiter said at a press conference in Berlin that Merkel would come together with French President Francois Hollande and European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Paris.
According to diplomatic sources, the deadly attack in Paris would be among the key topics during the informal meeting between Merkel and Hollande.
Three masked armed men armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles attacked people inside Charlie Hebdo’s building Wednesday that killed 12 people and injured eight people. Famous satirical journalists and cartoonists, Stephane "Charb" Charbonnier, Bernard "Tignou" Verlhac, Jean Cabu and George Wolinski were among those killed.
