Submit your comments on this article |
Africa North |
Austrian police get new lead in 'al-Qaeda' kidnap case |
2008-03-13 |
![]() The passport details are evidence of an abduction but not proof according to Austria's Interior Minister Rudolf Gollia who said: "The document numbers were found to be consistent with those of the two Austrians. But of course, we do not know where that data actually came from and how the senders of the posted message obtained this information." The group, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, linked its action to the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. But analysts think the aim could be to raise money by negotiating the couple's release. |
Posted by:Fred |