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A French hostage kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria has asked for French and Nigerian government help in securing his release in a video released by his captors, according to the SITE web monitoring service. If the video is confirmed as authentic it would be the first visual sign of life from Francis Collomp since around 30 gunmen stormed his compound on Dec. 19 in the remote northern Nigerian town of Rimi, close to the Niger border where al Qaeda's North African wing operates ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/ ... 3P20130928
28.09.2013 - Reuters

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A French hostage held by Islamist militants in northern Nigeria for nearly a year is free after reportedly escaping during a shoot-out. French President Francois Hollande thanked Nigeria's authorities for helping secure the release of Francis Collomp, 63, in the city of Zaria. Unofficial reports say he managed to escape from his cell during an army operation against the militants. The French foreign minister is being sent to Nigeria to meet him ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24979492
17.11.2013 - BBC

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