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Al-Qaeda says it's behind Paris attack, calling it 'vengeance'
Published Wed, Jan 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Paris
AL-QAEDA in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo in a video posted online, saying it was "vengeance" for the French weekly's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Nasser al-Ansi, one of the chiefs of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), said the attack was ordered by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the jihadist network's global commander.
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