Mauritanian news website Sahara Medias said on Wednesday it had received a claim from al Qaeda's regional wing for the killing at the weekend of two French journalists in northern Mali. Abdallah Mohamedi, head of Sahara Medias, said the claim had been emailed by fighters loyal to Abdelkrim al-Targui, a senior regional commander for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Sahara Medias is often sent statements by Islamist militants in Mali.