Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the Paris satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, hours after the two suspects were killed by French anti-terror squads.
The terrorist crisis ended dramatically as simultaneous special forces raided areas in and around the French capital resulting into an end to the siege, reported Stuff.co.nz.
Al Qaeda members said that they attacked the newspaper headquarters "as revenge for the honour" of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
A statement from the terror group said that the leadership of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) had chosen their aim carefully and directed their operations.
The group said that the attack was in accordance with the warnings of Osama Bin Laden to the West about "the consequences of the persistence in the blasphemy against Muslim sanctities".
