Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Claims Responsibility for Paris Attack

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A top Yemen al Qaeda leader claimed responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo massacre on Wednesday, saying that his organization orchestrated the attack as “vengeance.”

 

In an 11-minute video titled “Message regarding the blessed raid in Paris,” Nasr al-Ansi said that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) “chose the target, laid the plan and financed the operation,” according to a translated transcript put out by Al Malahem Media, AQAP’s official media wing. The transcript was provided to NBC News by the Quilliam anti-extremism think tank.

 

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