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Germany issues warrant in Algerian kidnapping
HAMBURG - German authorities are to obtain an arrest warrant for an Algerian radical who held 32 European tourists hostages, some of them for more than five months. Confirming a report in Mondayâs Der Spiegel news magazine, federal authorities said Abderrassak al-Para is being sought on charges of extortion, kidnapping and terrorism. A one-time paratrooper with the Algerian air force, Para is the self-styled "emir" of the GSPC terrorist group which seized the tourists in a remote region of Algeria last February. "I am the most holy emir of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat. Emirs need money, holy men need Posted by: seafarious 2003-09-22 |
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