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Friday, January 9, 2015

Suspect in Paris Killings Trained With Al Qaeda in Yemen, American Official Says

Suspect in Paris Killings Trained With Al Qaeda in Yemen, American Official Says
One of the two brothers suspected of killing 12 people at a satirical newspaper in Paris traveled to Yemen in 2011 and received terrorist training from Al Qaeda’s affiliate there before returning to France, a senior American official said on Thursday.
The suspect, Saïd Kouachi, 34, spent “a few months” training in small arms combat, marksmanship and other skills that appeared to be on display in videos of the military-style attack on Wednesday carried out by at least two gunmen on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
A United States intelligence official said on Thursday that both brothers were in the United States database of known or suspected terrorists, and were on an American no-fly list for years.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/world/europe/paris-terror-attack-suspects.html?emc=edit_na_20150108

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