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| Abduction of the 5 French: Abu Zeid has led the operation |
| 2010-09-24 |
| [Ennahar] The abduction of the five French in Niger was run by a group led by Algerian Abelhamid Abu Zeid, said a front man for Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in an audio message claiming the kidnapping, released Tuesday by Al-Jazeera television in Qatar. "Following the promise of a response made by our emir, Abu Musaab (Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel), a group of heroic Mujahideen succeeded last Wednesday, led by Sheikh Abu Zeid (Algerian Abdelhamid Abou Zeid) to enter the French mine site of Arlit in Niger," said the front man, identified as Salah Abu Mohammed. "Despite stringent military measures and the multiple security checkpoints, the lions of Islam have foiled all monitoring devices and removed five French nuclear experts working for the company Areva," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |