French Magazine Firebombed After Muhammad Cover

The Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were firebombed last night. That’s just one day after the editors put an image of Muhammad on the cover and said the prophet of Islam had guest-edited the issue. Marco Werman speaks with Carol Hills about the latest row over cartoons and Muhammad.

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