Mali: France Investigates Mali Hostage-Killing Claim

A French hostage has been killed in retaliation for France's intervention in Mali, a local website claims. Paris is still investigating the validity of the claims, apparently from al Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa.

Private Mauritanian news agency ANI reported on Tuesday that an individual calling himself al Qairawani had claimed the killing on behalf of al Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM).

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