What We Know So Far
- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — a branch in Yemen — claimed responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo massacre in a video released Wednesday.
- The new issue of the newspaper — depicting the Prophet Muhammad holding a sign saying “Je Suis Charlie” — went on sale Wednesday and “most certainly” sold out of about 700,000 issues, its distributor told BuzzFeed News.
- The original 3 million copy run was extended to 5 million on Wednesday. The distributor told BuzzFeed News that copies would remain on sale until March.
- A coalition of French Muslim groups has called for calm in the lead-up to the publication. Iran has condemned the cover.
- Authorities are still searching for Hayat Boumedienne, the alleged accomplice and widow of Amedy Coulibaly, one of the attackers. She reportedly crossed into Syria shortly after the attacks.
- French police said they are still searching for about six people who may have helped in the attacks.
- France has ordered 10,000 troops to guard the streets and sensitive sites such as the nation’s 717 Jewish schools. They will be in place by Tuesday.
- Last week, 17 people and three gunmen died during a series of attacks on the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and a kosher deli and a print shop outside the city.
