Al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on the offices Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead, in a new video posted online.
Nasser al Ansi, one of the chiefs of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), said the Paris attack was carried out in retaliation for the satirical magazine's publication of images depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
He said the attackers - identified as Said and Cherif Kouachi - were acting on the orders of al Qaeda's global commander, Ayman al Zawahiri.
In the video, entitled "A message regarding the blessed battle of Paris", al Ansi said: "We, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, claim responsibility for this operation as vengeance for the messenger of Allah.
"The leadership of (AQAP) was the party that chose the target and plotted and financed the plan.
"The heroes were chosen and they answered the call.
"Congratulations to you, the Nation of Islam, for this revenge that has soothed our pain.
"Congratulations to you for these brave men who blew off the dust of disgrace and lit the torch of glory in the darkness of defeat and agony."
He also warned of more "tragedies and terror" in the future.
It has not been possible to immediately verify the authenticity of the video, however it carried the logo of the al Qaeda's media group al Malahem.
AQAP recently called for its supporters to carry out attacks in France and is the same group which communicated with the men who killed Fusilier Rigby in London in May 2013.
The video comes as the first edition of Charlie Hebdo published since the massacre hit the newsstands.
It features another image of the Prophet Mohammed on its front cover. The cartoon has tears in his eyes, holding a "Je Suis Charlie" sign under the headline "All Is Forgiven".
The so-called "survivors' issue" sold out within hours.
New video has also emerged of the Kouachi brothers on the streets of Paris after last week's attack.
The footage shows the two masked figures calmly returning to their getaway vehicle moments after murdering eight journalists, including the magazine's editor, and four others.
The pair reload their weapons, before one shouts: "We have avenged the Prophet Mohammed, we have killed Charlie Hebdo."
Both claimed to have trained with AQAP before they were shot dead in a police raid.
Amedy Coulibaly - who is accused of killing a policewoman and then shooting four people at a kosher supermarket in Paris - said he was coordinating with the brothers but claimed to have been associated with Islamic State.
The gunmen were known to French intelligence agencies and had been on a US terror watch list for some time.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has now declared a "war against terrorism".
He said: "France is at war against terrorism, jihadism, radicalism... (not) Islam and Muslims.
"I don't want Jews in this country to be scared, or Muslims to be ashamed."
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