Paris Massacre Resonates With French-Americans In South Florida
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A dramatic end to the Paris massacre in which a dozen people were killed at Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly that lampooned radical Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad himself.
On Friday two of the suspected gunmen, the Kouachi brothers - Cherif and Said, were killed in a stand-off with police.
The mass shooting at paper was heartbreaking for French-Americans living in South Florida. Isabelle Lambert is grieving the loss of a good friend who gunned down at the Paris paper.
"Everybody was calling me saying 'Did you see what happened, Cabu is gone'," said Lambert. "He's in my heart now. He was drawing caricatures, freely expressing himself in the newspaper."
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Lambert said her friend, 76-year old Cabu, was a longtime cartoonist with Charlie Hebdo. Lambert, who left her country more than 10-years ago, said she was devastated when she heard what had happened.
"This really threatens my family, my roots, my identity as an American and of course as a French woman," said Lambert.
Lambert said despite the pain, her countrymen will find the strength to overcome this tragedy. She adds that she plans to go back next week because it is time for her to be with her loved ones.
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