French authorities have detained seven people in the manhunt for the two Algerian-French brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo assault which killed twelve employees of the controversial French weekly, the AFP reports.
Brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi are believed to be French nationals of Algerian descent aged in their early 30s. Their accomplice was named as 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad, whose nationality was unclear.The men are linked to a Yemeni terrorist network, officials said, but would not confirm whether that group was al-Qaeda.
According to the AFP, an unnamed source has claimed that men and women close the the brothers are under police questioning.
