PARIS
Cherif Kouachi, the second gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo magazine attack, was buried quietly on Saturday night in Gennevilliers, a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, French officials said.
The name of the cemetery where he was buried and his gravestone were kept confidential for security reasons and no one was allowed to attend.
Twelve people were killed when masked gunmen attacked the Paris headquarters of the satirical magazine on Jan. 7. The weekly is known for printing controversial material, including derogatory cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in 2006 and 2012.
The two suspects in the shooting, brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, were killed in a warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goele, a small town north of Paris, two days after the attack.
Gennevilliers Mayor Patrice Leclers argued against Cherif’s funeral in his district, but the law prevented him from opposing the burial.
According to French regulations, the deceased must be buried either in his home district or in the area where he passed away.
The body of the other attacker, Said Kouachi, was also buried separately on Saturday.
