Thursday, September 23, 2010

France Trying to Free Hostages in Niger

This article is about the five French Nationals that were kidknapped in Niger and are being held hostage by a North African al'Qaeda group. The kidknapping just occurred last week, and in an audio tape, they even claimed they were responsible for this act. These five French hostages are nuclear experts who were working at the company called Areva. The company is filled with security but somehow the al'Qaeda group was able to get through security, kidnap the five French experts, and take an employee and his wife, bringing the total to seven hostages. It is even claimed that the Arab group is currently coming up with their demands in order to let these people go and that nobody should try to act out on anything since it could hurt the chances of the hostages freedom.

There is also another article claiming that the French are asking for US help. As of currently, the US is not claiming if they are or will not participate with France in trying to get back their nuclear experts. It is clear, however, that the al'Qaeda group in Africa are known for their harshness towards innocent people that they kidnap. Therefore, France needs to pay this al'qaeda group great respect because if they don't, they may never be able to let their people free.

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