The now internationally famous French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will reportedly delay publication of its next issue, as its editors need time to recover from the deadly attack on Jan. 7 that cost the lives of 12 people.

According to Deutsche Welle, the surviving employees of the magazine decided to suspend their work briefly, due to exhaustion and grief caused by the terrorist attack against their office.

Although no date is set for the publication of the magazine’s 1,179th issue, Charlie Hebdo’s official site mentions that the print edition will return to the newsstands in the coming weeks.

Background:

On the morning of Jan. 7 2015, two “home grown” Islamist terrorists armed with assault rifles and other weapons forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly in Paris. They fired up to 50 rounds, killing 11 people and injuring 11 others during their attack. They also killed a French National Police officer shortly after. The gunmen identified themselves as belonging to Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, which took responsibility for the attack.

Despite the heavy loss of life, survivors at Charlie Hebdo returned to the drawing boards in the days that followed, and the next edition of the magazine sold 7 million copies in France and abroad.