Holed up inside a printing factory outside Paris, Cherif Kouachi spoke by phone to a French television network (BFMTV) during a seven-hour s...
Holed up inside a printing factory outside Paris, Cherif Kouachi spoke by phone to a French television network (BFMTV) during a seven-hour standoff on Friday with French security forces. Kouachi and his brother, Said, were later killed in a raid. One hostage inside the plant was freed. INTERVIEW : Kouachi: We're telling you that we are the prophet's defenders peace and blessings be upon him, and that I, Cherif Kouachi, was sent by Yemen's Al-Qaeda. OK? Interviewer: OK, OK. Kouachi: I went there and it was Anwar Al-Awlaki who financed me. Interviewer: And how long ago was this? Kouachi: It was before he was killed. Interviewer: ok, so you came back to France not long ago ? Kouachi: No, a long time ago... I know the secret service, don't worry about it. I know very well how I was able to do things well. Interviewer: Ok, and now there's only you and your brother? Kouachi: That's not your problem. Interviewer: But do you have people behind you, or not? Kouachi: That's not your problem. Interviewer: Ok, but do you plan to kill again in the name of Allah or not? Kouachi: Kill who? Interviewer: I don't know, I'm asking you the question. Kouachi: Did we kill civilians during the two days you've been looking for us? Interviewer: You killed journalists. Kouachi: But did we kill civilians? Civilians or people during the two days that you looked for us? Or people during the two days you've been looking for us? Interviewer: Wait, wait Cherif, Cherif, did you kill this morning? Kouachi: We are not killers. We are defenders of the prophet, we don't kill women. We kill no one. We defend the prophet. If someone offends the prophet then there is no problem, we can kill him. We don't kill women. We are not like you. You are the ones killing women and children in Syria ,Iraq and Afghanistan. This isn't us. We have an honor code in Islam. Interviewer: But you just sought revenge here, you killed 12 people. Kouachi: Yes, because we sought revenge. You just said it well. You said it yourself, we sought revenge. #financial_support_div{ display:none; position: absolute; width:300px; height:180px; margin-left: -150px; margin-top: -70px; /*- half of width and height */ top:50%; left:50%; padding: 5px; opacity:0.9; filter:alpha(opacity=90); z-index:1000; background-color:#000; color: white; } .close_box{ background: gray; color:#fff; padding:1px 3px; display:inline; position:absolute; right:1px; margin-right: -13px; margin-top: -13px; border-radius:3px; cursor:pointer; border: 1px #000 solid; } $(document).on("click",".close_box",function(){ $(this).parent().fadeTo(300,0,function(){ $(this).remove(); }); }); Loading the player ... Less
