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The seven hostages of AQIM are no longer in Mali
2011-01-24
[Ennahar] The seven hostages (five French and two Africans) in the hands of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) since mid-September who were held in northern Mali, have been dispersed and are no longer on the territory of Mali, declared to AFP on Sunday a Malian source close to the case.

"The seven hostages have been dispersed and are no longer on the Malian territory. We're certain," said the source which told AFP on condition of anonymity. "There are good intentions in Mali and Niger who do everything to obtain satisfactory results, but it is not easy," the same source added.
"Go look in Mauritania. Or Libya. They ain't here!"
Shortly after their abduction on the night of September 15 to 16 in northern Niger, the seven hostages (five French, a Togolese and a Malagasy) were taken in Mali. They had been located together in the area of Timetrine, a mountainous desert of Mali located about a hundred kilometers from the Algerian border.

The leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, to whom AQIM has pledged allegiance, has linked the release of kidnapped Frenchies to the withdrawal of La Belle France from Afghanistan, according to a sound recording broadcast Friday by Al-Jazeera.
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