Al Qaeda in Yemen on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
In a video posted online, the group said it was “vengeance” for the French weekly’s cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
“As for the blessed Battle of Paris, we, the Organisation of al Qaeda al Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula, claim responsibility for this operation as vengeance for the Messenger of God,” said Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi of the Yemeni branch of al Qaeda (AQAP) in the recording.
