The leader of the group that carried out an attackon an Algerian gas plant released a video dated Jan. 17 in which he took responsibility for the operation and admitted his affiliation with al-Qaeda, according to media reports.
In the tape obtained by Mauritania's Sahara Media Agency, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who created "Signers in Blood" in December, said "We at al-Qaeda are responsible for this operation, which we bless."
