France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine 10 years ago that began a spate of Islamist militant attacks on the country and stoked a debate on press freedoms that still rages today.

A decade after gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in a deadly assault that shook France to its core and ignited a global outcry in defense of freedom of speech, the nation paused on Tuesday to honor the victims and renew its resolve to fight for liberty and democracy.

A special edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo marks the tenth anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, displayed at a kiosk in Paris. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) Ten years ago today,