Peter Cherif

French extremist admits role in kidnapping of aid workers in Yemen

French extremist admits role in kidnapping of aid workers in Yemen

  • Amelie, one of the hostages, had already testified at the trial that she recognized Cherif as the translator with the captors
  • Cherif was linked to a Paris extremist cell and was named in the enquiry into the January 2015 attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
By AFP ·