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French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo defied the attackers in last week's bloodbath by putting a cartoon of a weeping Prophet Mohammed on its next cover, as the government on Monday announced the deployment of 10,000 soldiers to boost security.
The no-holds-barred publication released the front page of what it called the "survivors' issue", due out Wednesday, featuring Mohammed in a white turban and holding a sign that reads "Je suis Charlie" under the words: "All is forgiven."
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