PARIS: A group of pro-Syrian regime hackers briefly took over the Twitter account of France’s Le Monde newspaper early Wednesday, tweeting several messages including one reading “Je ne suis pas Charlie.”

The tweet was a negative reference to the “Je Suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) hashtag. Attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine earlier this month left 12 dead.

had left 12 people dead.

The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) also managed to tweet in support of Palestine and against the bombing of Syria before the account was suspended.

Le Monde’s account was back up Wednesday morning with a tweet reading: “Our account was hacked, but we have it back under control. We apologize for the fake messages posted in our name.”

It said it would file a complaint against persons unknown.

The paper said Tuesday that the group had tried and failed to hack its website on Sunday and Monday. The hackers had attempted to get into its Twitter account by sending false e-mails to its journalists.

SEA aims to spread counter-revolutionary propaganda and hits back at news outlets it says slant their reporting of the Syria conflict.