Cartoonists draw for slain peers

Fellow satirists across globe show solidarity with those gunned down in terror attack at French weekly

Cartoonists and writers from around the world are reacting as they know best - by putting pen to paper - in an outpouring of anguished and biting solidarity with those gunned down at French weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Fellow satirists stood up for the right to lampoon whatever they choose as editorialists said Wednesday's attack, which left 12 dead including some of France's best-known cartoonists, targeted the heart of press freedom and democracy.