Anonymous vows to avenge Charlie Hebdo shootings by hacking extremist websites

The News Minute | January 10, 2015 | 4:20 pm IST Hacktivist group Anonymous has just released a video where it has vowed to attack terrorist websites and hack the social media accounts of people linked to the terror outfit as revenge for the Charlie Hebdo attack. According to a report in The Guardian, the group posted a video in its website “declaring war” against terrorist groups. The message which is in French is addressed to "Al Qaeda, Islamic State and other terrorists" The group also posted a message to Pastebin, also in French and addressed to the “enemies of the freedom of expression”. The video is narrated by a man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask - which is synonymous with the group and with his voice obscured. It calls the operation #OpCharlieHebdo. The video which already has 1.8 million views has been circling various social networks since it was uploaded. Tweet Follow @thenewsminute