French Journalist Abducted In Mali

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A missing French journalist said he was kidnapped in Mali by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda, according to a video circulating on social media Wednesday, the latest foreigner to be taken hostage in the West African country.

The video of Olivier Dubois, who worked with several French media, could not be immediately verified independently, although Reporters Without Borders and the French government confirmed he was missing.

Speaking in a firm voice, he asks his family, friends and the French government “to do everything in their power to get me released”. “This experienced journalist, who usually works for Le Point Afrique and Liberation, knows this highly dangerous region well,” he said. “Two days later, he did not board the return flight to Bamako,” it said, referring to Mali’s capital.

There has been consistent speculation that a ransom was paid for the four hostages, which has never been confirmed by the Malian government, along with the release of 200 prisoners, some of whom were jihadists.

 

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