While the manhunt for the two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack that killed 12 people in Paris became two hostage standoff situations on Friday, Western intelligence officials are still scrambling to figure out the connection between the masked gunmen and terrorist organizations
While no ties are certain, bits of significant evidence point toward a connection to al-Qaeda — specifically, its offshoot in Yemen, known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (or AQAP). U.S. intelligence considers AQAP the greatest terrorist threat against the United States; the offshoot was behind the attempted bombing of Detroit-boudn airplane in 2009. Read more...
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