Charlie Hebdo sparks outrage over cartoon mocking disaster

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has come under fire for publishing a cartoon which mocked the devastating earthquakes which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday.

Shared as the "drawing of the day" on its Twitter account, the cartoon by artist Juin showed a damaged building, a toppled car and a heap of rubble with the caption: "No need even for tanks."

Social media users slammed the magazine for mocking the disaster, which has claimed thousands of lives and injured many others.

Users said that the illustration was "insensitive", made in "poor taste" and goes beyond the accepted threshold of "clever jokes and dark humour".