Female journalist spared by Charlie Hebdo terrorists

A journalist has recounted the horrific moment her colleagues were massacred inside the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Reporter Sigolène Vinson survived the attack, which left 12 people, including two police officers dead.

Ms Vinson told Radio France Internationale that one of the terrorists aimed his gun at her but did not pull the trigger.

“I’m not killing you because you are a woman and we don’t kill women,” he reportedly said.

The staff had gathered for an editorial meeting when two men, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, stormed the room and opened fire.

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Ms Vinson described how she dropped to the floor and crawled down a hallway to hide behind a wall.

One of the gunmen tracked her down and pointed his rifle at her head.

He told her “you must convert to Islam, read the Qu'ran and wear a veil.”

As he left, Ms Vinson said the man shouted ‘"Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar!"

The attack has plunged France into mourning and prompted an outpouring of grief from around the world.

Crowds have gathered from Moscow to Washington in a show of support.

One of the newspapers columnists said the publication will put out a print-run of one million despite the decimation of its staff.