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2012-05-31 Africa Subsaharan

Al Qaeda captors kill German hostage in Nigeria during raid

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Posted by ryuge 2012-05-31 06:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Time for the death penalty for the jailed Muslim woman

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-05-31 07:22|| 2012-05-31 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think we should become savages over the fate of a conflict tourist, on the qualification that that is the case here...

Posted by M. Murcek 2012-05-31 07:59|| 2012-05-31 07:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like this individual was doing actual work, so, not a conflict tourist, don't get p.o.ed over the above comment...

Posted by M. Murcek 2012-05-31 08:01|| 2012-05-31 08:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh I think it's sensible to try for the death penalty for anyone who has a hostage taken to release them, so no one else tries it...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-05-31 08:49|| 2012-05-31 08:49|| Front Page Top

#5 It seems several terrorist "commanders" were in the area and may have been captured or killed. Five bad guys died it seems. I wonder if the German was killed before the raid even began, or after they figured out they were being attacked.

Posted by gorb 2012-05-31 16:37|| 2012-05-31 16:37|| Front Page Top

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