Voice of America: French Hostage in Mali Reported Executed

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French Hostage in Mali Reported Executed Mar 20th 2013, 00:54 An African news agency says al-Qaida's North African branch has executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military intervention in Mali. Mauritania's ANI news agency Tuesday said the execution of hostage Philippe Verdon was relayed in a telephone call to the news agency, which has close links to Islamist militants in the region. The agency quoted a spokesman for al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, as saying the execution took place March 10. The killing has not been ...

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