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Al-Qaeda in Yemen Claims Charlie Hebdo Attack to Punish France
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, saying it was punishing the magazine for its cartoons and France for its policies in the Muslim world.
The Jan. 7 assault was ordered by Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor as al-Qaeda chief, one of the group’s leaders said in a video message posted on social media today. The U.S. said the video appears to be authentic.