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Charlie Hebdo cofounder says murdered editor 'dragged' team to death



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One of Charlie Hebdo 's founding members has spoken out about murdered editor in chief Stéphane Charbonnier, who was known simply as "Charb," saying he "dragged the team" members to their deaths. (Twelve people, including two police officers, were killed in the attack at the Charlie Hebdo office on Jan. 7.)


Henri Roussel, a cofounder who worked on the very first issue in 1970 and goes by the pen name Delfeil de Ton, made the comments that appeared in the left-leaning French magazine Nouvel Obs on Wednesday.



Roussel, 80, insisted that the increasingly provocative cartoons led to the shooting. He addressed Charb directly: "I really hold it against you." Read more...


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