At Singapore printers' request, Economist pulls Charlie cartoon
The Economist has removed a picture showing the cover of Charlie Hebdo, which features a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad, from one of the British newsmagazine's editions that is printed in Singapore, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The first edition of the satirical French journal to appear since Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at its offices in Paris on Jan. 7 has been criticised by some Muslims as offensive and provocative.
The Economist spokeswoman said that in print copies of the magazine that are sold in parts of Southeast Asia, a page now read: "In most of our editions this page included a picture showing the current cover of 'Charlie Hebdo'. Our Singapore printers declined to print it."
