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| Mauritania to begin Spanish aid worker kidnap trial |
| 2010-07-17 |
| [Maghrebia] Eleven terror suspects go on trial next week in Nouakchott for abducting Spanish aid workers in Mauritania last November, Journal Tahalil reported on Thursday (July 15th). Six alleged kidnappers will appear in court in July 21st and five will be tried in absentia. Two Algerians and two Mauritanians, including a woman, are among the defendants. Alicia Gamez, 39, was released after three months, but hostages Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual remain held in northern Mali. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has demanded a ransom payment and the liberation of Islamist prisoners for their release. |
| Posted by:Fred |