"I have since written to the French Consulate and am today lodging a motion in the Scottish Parliament to give fellow members the opportunity to join together and express their sincere condolences. I very much hope that the people of France can take some comfort from the world wide message of solidarity that has since been expressed," Allard said in a statement.
The parliamentarian also expressed hope that those responsible for the crime would be found by the French government.
"My thoughts are with the people of France following the terrible events at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris. I very much hope the French authorities manage to find those responsible as soon as possible," Allard said.
On Thursday morning, another French police officer was seriously wounded in a separate attack in the south of Paris and later died in a hospital. There is no confirmation at this stage that the attacks are related.
The Parliamentary motion which was lodged Thursday read, "That the Parliament… believes that the people of Scotland are standing shoulder to shoulder with the people of France following the massacre of the sharpest satirical cartoonists of the French press, and notes that this attack on the freedom of the press has generated an instant response across the world, the message of solidarity, 'Je suis Charlie'."
Twelve people, including two French police officers, died when gunmen entered the Charlie Hebdo offices in the French capital and opened fire on Wednesday. A nationwide manhunt is underway across France for the attackers.
