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Gunmen filmed shooting police officer dead in street with military precision
Audio recordings suggest they are using 'double tap' technique to shoot
Used by armed forces to save ammo while causing maximum casualties
Movement also indicated training as they constantly covered one another

Published: 15:19 GMT, 7 January 2015 | Updated: 18:28 GMT, 7 January 2015

This video shows the chilling precision with which two gunmen shot their way through the streets of Paris today after launching an attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Twelve people have been confirmed dead after men armed with Kalashnikov rifles burst into the office building before executing senior staff.

Footage taken from a window ledge above Hebdo's offices shows the callous killers climbing out of their Citroen before gunning down a police officer with five rapid shots.

In extremely graphic scenes the pair then run up the street with their weapons raised before executing the man with a single round to the head.

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Killers: Harrowing video footage shot from above Hebdo's offices as they were attacked today show two heavily armed gunmen cutting down a police officer with military precision

Highly trained: The pair advance up the street covering one another as they run, before executing the police officer with a single shot to the head

Just before he is killed the man raises his hand towards the killers, in a desperate plea for his life.

The attacks are thought to be in retaliation for the magazine printing several issues featuring cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, including one claiming to be guest edited by the holy figure.

Witnesses report hearing the gunmen shout 'the Prophet has been avenged' after the attack, before driving off in a stolen car. They are still at large.

In another video clip showing an unknown Parisian street, gunfire can be heard ringing through the deserted streets.

Each blast of the attackers' Kalashnikov rifles is pronounced, meaning they were likely firing on semi-automatic mode, rather than aimlessly spraying bullets at their targets.

The pattern of fire also follows a 'double tap' technique used by armed forces around the world and is designed to inflict maximum casualties while using minimal ammunition.

The manouvre requires the gunman to fire two shots in rapid succession, riding out the recoil between pulls of the trigger, but without necessarily lining up the second bullet.

The technique improves accuracy and increases the odds of the target being hit, but without wasting large amounts of ammunition.