A French reporter managed to reach Cherif Kouachi, one of the two gunmen suspected in France’s worst terrorist attack in generations. Here is a partial translation of the conversation: Kouachi: [something inaudible] I was sent, me, Cherif Kouachi, by al-Qaeda to Yemen. Sahiri: Okay. Kouachi: And I went there and it was Anwar al-Awlaki who financed me. Sahiri: Okay, and this was how long ago, about? Kouachi: It was before he was killed [something inaudible]. Sahiri: Okay, so you came back to France not long ago? Kouachi: No, it’s been a long time [something inaudible]. Sahiri: Okay, and there, it’s just the two of you — you and your brother? Kouachi: That is not your problem. Sahiri: Are there people behind you or not? Kouachi: That, that is not your problem. Sahiri: Okay. And are you planning to kill again or not? Kouachi: Kill who? Sahiri: I don’t know. It’s a question Im asking. Kouachi: Did they kill civilians, the two people you’re looking for? Sahiri: You killed journalists. Kouachi: No, but did they kill civilians the people youre looking for? Sahiri: Cherif, did you kill anyone this morning? Kouachi: No, we are not murderers. We are the defenders of the Prophet, we don’t kill, we don’t kill women, we don’t kill anyone. We defend the Prophet [something] that we can kill, it’s not a problem. But we don’t kill women. Were not like you, not like you. It was you who killed [a name?] in Syria, not us. We have a code of honor in Islam. Sahiri: Well, you’ve had your revenge. You killed 12 people. Kouachi: That’s right, well-said. Weve had our revenge. There you go. You said it yourself. In a video purportedly released by AQAP, which has since been taken down from YouTube, the group praised the attack on Charlie Hebdo. O Allah, let the praise be to You, for You have sufficed for Your Prophet against the scoffers. Praise be to You. You have supported Your worshipers the mujahideen. Praise be to Allah, the voice on the audio says.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 05:29:10 +0000
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