President and PM offer condolences in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attack

Poland President has expressed his condolences to those affected by an attack on the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. “Deeply touched by the tragic consequences of terrorist attack on the offices of French weekly Charlie Hebdo, I desire to express, on behalf of the Polish nation and in my name, the sincerest words of sympathy with those affected by the act,” wrote president Komorowski to president of France, Francois Hollande. Poland Prime Minister, Ewa Kopacz also expressed her condolences. “The terrorist act was an attack on one of the fundamental values of democracy – freedom of speech,” she said during the meeting with journalists. Twelve people died Wednesday when a gunmen stormed the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.