French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers stands trial for terrorism-related offences

French jihadist Peter Cherif, who was in regular contact with the brothers who carried out the 2015 attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, went on trial in Paris Monday. Cherif, who has not been formally charged over the attack, is on trial for terrorism-related offences allegedly committed between 2011 and 2018 as well as the kidnapping of three French aid workers in Yemen.

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