Investigation into Charlie Hebdo 'death threats'

Prosecutors have opened an investigation into death threats against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which was the target of a deadly attack by extremists in 2015.

"Written death threats" on the paper's Facebook page are being examined by Paris investigators, said spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre.

Several dozen such posts were apparently posted to the page in response to a cover cartoon mocking Muslims at the beach.

A separate complaint was opened for other written threats against the newspaper in June.

An attack on the Charlie Hebdo newsroom killed 12 people on January 7 2015.

Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility, saying it was in revenge for the newspaper's depictions of the Prophet Mohammed.