Hayat Boumeddiene
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Hayat Boumeddiene is thought to be the woman in this propaganda image released online by the Islamic State group. She is the widow of French hostage taker Amedy Coulibaly. (Image: CNN screenshot)
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National Edition News cover for February 9, 2015 - Obama downplays Islamic State threat, changes objective from 'destroy' to 'defeat': The latest video released by French-speaking Islamic state (ISIS), fighters may be Hayat Boumeddiene, who is believed to have knowledge about the deadly January 9, 2015 attack on a Paris kosher grocery,The video, titled "Blow Up France 2," was released Tuesday and shows an ISIS fighter praising previous attackers in France and calling for new attacks. The video shows a woman standing next to the speaker, wearing camouflage clothing and holding a weapon. French authorities are investigating the possibility this woman could be Hayat Boumeddiene. Her husband, Amedy Coulibaly, killed four hostages January 9 at a kosher grocery in Paris, authorities said. He was killed by police in a rescue and the remaining hostages fled to safety. Syria 04/02/2015/AY-COLLECTION_1735.01/Credit:AY-COLLECTION/SIPA/1502061738 (Sipa via AP Images)
