Hezbollah says new Hebdo cartoon will spark more terror

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on Wednesday blasted French weekly Charlie Hebdo’s new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad as “very offensive,” warning it will lead to more “terrorism and extremism.”

“What the French magazine did again is very offensive to the feelings of more than 1.5 billion Muslims across the world, and to all those who follow monotheistic religions,” said Hezbollah in a statement.

“It is an act that contributes directly to supporting terrorism, extremism and fundamentalists,” the Shiite Muslim movement added.

The new issue of the satirical magazine, published on Wednesday, features a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammed on its cover holding a “Je suis Charlie” sign under the headline “All is forgiven.”

— AFP