The Yemen branch of al-Qaeda appear to have claimed they directed the attack on the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It comes after the gunman who held up a kosher grocery store in the east of Paris, killing four people, said he was 'fighting for the Islamic State' and wanted to kill Jews. A member of al-Qaeda in Yemen released a statement in English tonight saying that they had carefully chosen their target of the Charlie Hebdo office but stopped short of claiming responsibility. Scroll down for video Said and Cherif Kouachi, the brothers who had assassinated 12 people at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. The Yemen branch of al-Qaeda appear to have claimed responsibility for the attack
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Member of al-Qaeda in Yemen says they directed Charlie Hebdo attack
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Added that the attack was 'revenge for the honour' of Prophet Muhammed
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Said it was in line with warnings against West by late Osama bin Laden
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Gunman who took hostages in deli said he was 'fighting for Islamic State'
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Amedy Coulibay, 32, made the claims in a call to a French TV station
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Nationwide hunt is now underway to find his 'armed and dangerous' wife
On the run: French police surrounded an area north-east of @placeholder where the armed men, who killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday, are believed to be hiding