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Charlie Hebdo sells out within hours as Yemeni Al-Qaida claim attack

The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published after the deadly attacks by Islamist gunmen sold out in France within minutes of newspaper kiosks opening today (Wednesday, January 14).

People queued up to buy copies to support the satirical weekly, which will distribute 2,000 copies in Britain this week. A print run of up to 3 million copies was ordered for what is being called “the survivors’ edition” after the initial release of 700,000 sold out.

Meanwhile, in a video purportedly released by the terrorist group, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have today claimed the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices. Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi of the Yemeni branch of AQAP posted the recording to YouTube. Confusingly, however, ISIS has also claimed responsibility for the attack with their ‘head of preachers’, Sheikh Abu Saad Ansari, praising the attack in an Iraqi mosque five days ago.

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