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China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-04 08:09
Al-Qaida kills hostage
Al-Qaida's North African wing said yesterday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara.
An official source in Algeria said: "The Briton, according to our information, has been killed by AQIM (Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb) in Mali."
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