French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has featured a cartoon joking about the death of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi on the cover of its latest issue.
Eight months after the terrorist attacks at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris which killed 12, the magazine has continued to create controversial content.
Since the photograph of three-year-old boy, Aylan al-Kurdi, who fled with his family from the Syrian civil war but died on a Turkish beach was shared around the world, public support in Europe for refugees has reached increased significantly.
Charlie Hebdo used two cartoons both including drawings of Aylan's death.
#CharlieHebdo Welcome to the migrants, so close to the goal...promotional offer: kids menu 2 for the price of 1" pic.twitter.com/LjqTUnBVAZ
— Abu Basim (@islamaideology) September 12, 2015
The print accompanying the image reads: "Welcome to migrants!"
"So near his goal..." is the message over Aylan's body.
A sign on the beach with a children's clown character says: "Promo! 2 kids menus for the price of one".
Charlie Hebdo's new cover "Proof that Europe is Christian - Christians walk on water - Muslim kids drown" speechless pic.twitter.com/xsbZ5fjwNz
— Rim (@SimplyRim) September 13, 2015
A second cartoon depicts what appears to be Jesus next to the drowned boy with the caption: "Proof that Europe is Christian. Christians walk on water - Muslim children sink."
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The cartoons have attracted a lot of criticism online from those who view the use of Aylan's death for satirical purposes as offensive. Others have said magazine is merely the West's handling of the refugee crisis.
The images were drawn by artist, Laurent "Riss" Sourisseau. The political cartoonist has had to be chaperoned at all times by armed, plain-clothed police since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters.
Riss survived the shooting despite being hit in the shoulder and has since become the acting editor of the magazine.
