Algeria Identifies Some of French Hiker's Islamist Murderers

Algerian authorities say they have identified some of the kidnappers of French tourist Hervé Gourdel and have vowed to track them down and identify the rest. Gourdel was decapitated by a group calling itself Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of the Caliphate) last week.

"The first results of the investigation have allowed us to identify some of the members of the terrorist group" involved in the kidnapping and murder, Justice Minsiter Tayeb Louh announced on television on Tuesday.

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