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Hostages in Algeria ‘made to wear explosives’
17/01/2013 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

Hostages in Algeria ‘made to wear explosives’

FRANCE 24 has spoken to a French national who says he is one of the 150 hostages at the gas facility in southeast Algeria. The hostage said that they have been forced to wear explosive belts and that this militants are "heavily armed".
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Algerian hostages escape besieged BP facility
17/01/2013 - ALGERIA

Algerian hostages escape besieged BP facility

Dozens of Algerian hostages have escaped a gas facility in southeast Algeria, where Islamist militants continue to hold around 100 people, including 41 foreign nationals. The hostage-takers have demanded France end its military intervention in Mali.
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Foreigners held hostage by militants at Algeria BP plant
17/01/2013 - ALGERIA

Foreigners held hostage by militants at Algeria BP plant

Islamist militants took 41 foreigners hostage in a deadly raid on a BP gas plant in southern Algeria, regional media said on Wednesday. Three people were reported to have been killed in the attack, including one Briton and a French national.
Mexican Supreme Court to hear Cassez appeal
11/01/2013 - MEXICO - FRANCE

Mexican Supreme Court to hear Cassez appeal

Mexico’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would hear French national Florence Cassez’s appeal against a 2011 ruling sentencing her to 60 years in prison for kidnapping, in a case that has strained diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Group claims kidnap of French citizen in Nigeria
24/12/2012 - NIGERIA

Group claims kidnap of French citizen in Nigeria

The radical Islamist group Ansaru claimed responsibility on Sunday for the recent kidnapping of a French citizen in Nigeria, saying the abduction was in response to France’s push for a military intervention in northern Mali.
Gunmen kidnap French national in northern Nigeria
20/12/2012 - NIGERIA

Gunmen kidnap French national in northern Nigeria

A group of some 30 gunmen have kidnapped a French national in northern Nigeria after storming a residence where expatriate workers were staying and killing two people, Katsina state police say.
Video appeal for al Qaeda to free French hostages
09/12/2012 - FRANCE-MALI

Video appeal for al Qaeda to free French hostages

A video calling on al Qaeda’s North African wing to provide information on six French hostages has been criticised by some of the captives’ families, who argue that their release is in the hands of the French government.
Troops free kidnapped US doctor in Afghanistan
09/12/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Troops free kidnapped US doctor in Afghanistan

US forces killed seven Taliban militants in a Sunday raid to rescue an American doctor kidnapped in Afghanistan on December 5. The rescue was launched after determining that the doctor was in "imminent danger of injury or death", NATO officials said.
Images published of Frenchman kidnapped in Mali
27/11/2012 - MALI

Images published of Frenchman kidnapped in Mali

Images of the French citizen kidnapped in Mali last week by an armed Islamist group were published on Monday by a Mauritanian news website. Alberto Rodriguez Leal is one of seven French hostages currently being held in Mali.
French citizen kidnapped in western Mali
22/11/2012 - MALI-FRANCE

French citizen kidnapped in western Mali

The MUJAO militant group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Portuguese-born Frenchman Jules Berto Rodriguez Leal, according to an Islamist website. Seven French hostages are currently being held in Mali.
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