Charlie Hebdo suspect reportedly trained with al Qaeda

Charlie Hebdo suspect reportedly trained with al Qaeda
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One of the two brothers suspected in Wednesday's deadly attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is said to have trained with al Qaeda in Yemen, a senior U.S. official told The New York Times on Thursday.

Said Kouachi, 34, reportedly spent a few months in 2011 training in small arms combat, marksmanship, and other skills before returning to France.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.