Cherif Kouachi 'met jihadist terrorists in Yemen'

The Paris prosecutor has given more details about what authorities knew of the two brothers who carried out the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices.

Francois Molins said that while Said Kouachi had never been prosecuted, his brother Cherif had been sentenced to three years in prison in the past.

Mr Molins also said that Cherif Kouachi had travelled to Yemen and met terrorists there.

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