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AQAP Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Massacre

HeadlineJan 14, 2015

The Yemen-based group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has issued a new statement claiming responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo massacre. In a video posted online, a top AQAP commander, Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi, said the organization financed and planned the attack.

Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi: “As for the blessed battle of Paris, we, in the organization of Qa’idatul Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula, claim responsibility for this operation as vengeance for the messenger of Allah. We clarify to the ummah that the one who chose the target, laid the plan, financed the operation and appointed its amir is the leadership of the organization.”

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