Fire at French newspaper after Muhammad issue

Police say a fire has caused serious damages at the headquarters of a satiric French newspaper that "invited" the prophet Muhammad as a guest editor this week.

The director of the newspaper, who uses the name Charb, said on BFM television that "the material damages are large" and said many computer files were destroyed. He stood in front of piles of scorched papers and equipment. Newspaper employees said they had received many threats as a result of the issue, subtitled "Sharia Hebdo," in reference to Islamic law. (AP)