BREAKING: Al-Qaeda in Yemen reiterates claims of responsibility for Paris attack

The group released a new video Wednesday in which Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP as the branch is known, said the attack on Paris newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" was in retaliation for insulting the prophet Mohammed. The video was briefly available on YouTube before being taken down. Last week, the same group released a statement to the Associated Press in which they claimed responsibility for the "Charlie Hebdo" killings. FOR THE LATEST NEWS VISIT:   USATODAY.COM