Anonymous threatens cyber-revenge for Paris killings

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SAN FRANCISCO — One of the hacktivist groups using the name Anonymous has vowed to attack Islamic terrorist websites and social media accounts in revenge for the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris.

In a message posted in French to a file-sharing site called Pastebin, the group identified itself as the “francophone Op Charlie Hebdo.”

Citing the terrorist assault on the French weekly that killed 12 journalists, the group, which appears to be based in Belgium, wrote,”We can not fall to the ground. It is our duty to react.”

The group vowed to fight for the “inviolate and sacred right to express opinions in any way” and said those who opposed freedom of expression can expect “a massive frontal assault from us, because the struggle for the defense of these freedoms is the foundation of our movement.”

The group released a video in French on YouTube. In a voice that has been digitally altered, the male reader says, “We are declaring war against you, the terrorists” and vowed to close accounts on social networks linked to terrorists. He wore a Guy Fawkes mask to disguise his identity… see more

source: usatoday

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