--- description: Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch previously claimed responsibility title: Holder: No Credible Information on Which Group Responsible for Paris Attacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd72d915201f85739/6987794c06f2c147c9333541/eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Holder: No Credible Information on Which Group Responsible for Paris Attacks  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2015 4:50 PM CUT  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department on Dec. 3, 2014 in Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department on Dec. 3, 2014 in Washington D.C.Mark Wilson—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2015 4:50 PM CUT Attorney General Eric Holder said investigators do not have any credible information on which terrorist group was responsible for last week’s attack on French satirical newspaper _Charlie Hedbo_ in Paris. Though al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch claimed responsibility for the brutal attack on the publication’s staff, Holder cautioned viewers during several Sunday morning TV appearances against jumping to conclusions, the Associated Press reports. ### Hundreds of Thousands March for Victims in France  People take part in a silent procession for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Jan. 10, 2015, in Nice, southeastern France. Lionel Cironneau—AP  A man holds a French flag during a silent walk for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Jan. 10, 2015, in Nice. Lionel Cironneau—AP  Tens of thousands of people some holding up signs that read, "Je suis Charlie" march in Nice, on Jan. 10, 2015. Valery Hache—AFP/Getty Images  Demonstrators hold signs that reads "Je suis Charlie" during a rally in Nantes on Jan. 10, 2015,. Jean-Sebastien Evrard—AFP/Getty Images  A man hold a rose and pencil during a rally at the Memorial Square in Caen on Jan. 10, 2015. Charly Truballeeau—AFP/Getty Images  Thousands peoples walks during a tribute to the victims of the attack on the Paris headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Toulouse, Jan. 10, 2014. Guillaume Horcahuel—EPA  Children lay flowers outside the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket near Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris, Jan. 10, 2015. Yves Herman—Reuters  Messages left by people visiting a makeshift memorial are pasted to a wall near the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Jan. 10, 2015. David Azia—AP Additionally, [a video has surfaced purporting to show the gunman](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-magazine-attack/paris-grocery-gunman-claims-allegiance-isis-video-n283851 "undefined") who took [several hostages at a Parisian kosher market](http://time.com/3661697/paris-terror-attack-kosher-grocery-jewish/ "undefined") on Friday, an incident believed to be related to the _Charlie Hedbo_ attack. A man believed to be the gunman is shown pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. Holder, who traveled to Paris in the wake of the attacks, said the groups pose a threat to several countries. He also announced that the White House would convene an international summit next month to discuss countering violent extremism. \[[AP](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FFRANCE%5FATTACKS%5FHOLDER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/"},"headline":"Holder: No Credible Information on Which Group Responsible for Paris Attacks","datePublished":"2015-01-11T16:50:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:18.320Z","description":"Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch previously claimed responsibility","url":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/","keywords":["France"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd72d915201f85739/6987794c06f2c147c9333541/eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd72d915201f85739/6987794c06f2c147c9333541/eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks On New York Grand Jury Decision Over Chokehold Death","caption":"Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks On New York Grand Jury Decision Over Chokehold Death","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/","name":"Holder: No Credible Information on Which Group Responsible for Paris Attacks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The World Mourns The Paris Terror Attacks","description":"A look at how the world has united in response of the terror attacks in Paris.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/tr7uFm9a/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-08T22:47:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tr7uFm9a.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/","duration":"PT1M29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3662823/paris-attack-holder/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```