Jan 14, 2015

Hailing the gunmen who carried out last week’s attack on a French satirical magazine as “heroes of Islam,” a senior commander of Yemen’s branch of Al Qaeda declared Wednesday in an online video that the group had organized and financed the deadly strike.

France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites including Jewish schools on January 12, a day after marches gathering nearly four million people countrywide.

: French soldiers secure the access to a Jewish school in Paris as part of the highest level of “Vigipirate” security plan after last week’s attacks by Islamist militants, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. France ordered 10,000 troops into the streets Monday to protect sensitive sites ó nearly half of them to guard Jewish schools ó as it hunted for accomplices to the Islamic militants who left 17 people dead as they terrorized the nation. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: A French soldier secures the access to a Jewish school in Paris as part of the highest level of “Vigipirate” security plan after last week’s attacks by Islamist militants, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. France ordered 10,000 troops into the streets Monday to protect sensitive sites ó nearly half of them to guard Jewish schools ó as it hunted for accomplices to the Islamic militants who left 17 people dead as they terrorized the nation. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: French soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 in Paris, after France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites following last week’s jihadist attacks in Paris.The alert level in shell-shocked France remained at its highest possible as the interior minister announced the deployment of nearly 5,000 police to guard Jewish schools and places of worship. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: Soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 on Place de la Nation in Paris, as part of the country’s Vigipirate security alert system. France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites including Jewish schools on January 12, a day after marches gathering nearly four million people countrywide. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: A French soldier patrols on January 14, 2015 in Paris, after France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites following last week’s jihadist attacks in Paris.The alert level in shell-shocked France remained at its highest possible as the interior minister announced the deployment of nearly 5,000 police to guard Jewish schools and places of worship. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: French soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 in Paris, after France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites following last week’s jihadist attacks in Paris.The alert level in shell-shocked France remained at its highest possible as the interior minister announced the deployment of nearly 5,000 police to guard Jewish schools and places of worship. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: Soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 on Place de la Nation in Paris, as part of the country’s Vigipirate security alert system. France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites including Jewish schools on January 12, a day after marches gathering nearly four million people countrywide. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: French soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 in front of a school in Paris, as France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites following last week’s jihadist attacks in Paris.The alert level in shell-shocked France remained at its highest possible as the interior minister announced the deployment of nearly 5,000 police to guard Jewish schools and places of worship. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: French soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 in front of a school in Paris, as France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites following last week’s jihadist attacks in Paris.The alert level in shell-shocked France remained at its highest possible as the interior minister announced the deployment of nearly 5,000 police to guard Jewish schools and places of worship. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: Soldiers patrol on January 14, 2015 on Place de la Nation in Paris, as part of the country’s Vigipirate security measures. France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites including Jewish schools on January 12, a day after marches gathering nearly four million people countrywide. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

: A French soldier patrols on January 14, 2015 on Place de la Nation in Paris, as part of the country’s Vigipirate security measures. France announced an unprecedented deployment of thousands of troops and police to bolster security at “sensitive” sites including Jewish schools on January 12, a day after marches gathering nearly four million people countrywide. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

The Jan. 7 attack on the magazine left 12 people dead, including two police officers. A total of 17 people were killed in the three days spanning the Charlie Hebdo attack, the manhunt for those involved and the seizing of hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris.

At the time, the attackers cited cartoons published by the magazine depicting the prophet Muhammad, which they considered heresy — a theme that was echoed in the video, which was subtitled in English. “Stop your insults on our Prophet and sanctities,” al-Ansi admonishes in it.

On patrol in Paris after attack

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