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Algerian town rallies against terror kidnappings
[Maghrebia] Thousands of people rallied on Tuesday (March 30th) in Aït Koufi, some 45km south of Tizi-Ouzou, to demand the immediate and unconditional release of a retired businessman abducted by terrorists on March 24th, Algerian press reported. "A committee launched an emergency call to all the surrounding village inhabitants to get together and pool their efforts to hunt down those terrorists who were behind the kidnapping," Echorouk quoted a local source as saying. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of 20 million dinars for the 81-year-old victim.In October 2009, residents of another Kabylie town mobilised to force terrorists to release a hostage. When some 20 members of al-Qaeda's El Ansar brigade kidnapped a hotel owner in Tizi-Ouzou province and demanded money for his release, villagers and his family refused to comply. After being denied a ransom payment, the terrorists released the victim following negotiations with the Tigzirt imam. According to local sources, the kidnap victim's neighbours carried him home on their shoulders to celebrate his safe return. Posted by: Fred 2010-04-01 |
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