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Post by Frenchie on Apr 26, 2009 17:12:46 GMT 1
Al Qaeda's North African wing threatened on Sunday to kill a British hostage if Britain did not release a Jordanian Islamist it was holding. "We demand that Britain release Sheikh Abu Qatada, who is unjustly (held), for the release of its British citizen. We give it 20 days as of the issuance of this statement," al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said in a posting on an Islamist website. "When this period expires the mujahideen will kill the British hostage," said the group, adding that it still held a Swiss national "until we have achieved our legitimate demands" but gave no more details. The British foreign office called for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. Full Story >>
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