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Indian Among 3 Mine Workers Kidnapped In Burkina Faso
An Indian and a South African were among three mine workers kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists, sources told AFP.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Australian PM Says Woman Kidnapped In Burkina Has Been Released
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sunday said the wife of an elderly Australian doctor kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso has been released.
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Australian Couple Kidnapped By Jihadists In Burkina Faso: Islamist Group
Two Australians have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso, officials said Saturday, as a Malian Islamist group said the couple was in the hands of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists.
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United States, French Forces Aid Search for Hostage Taken in Burkina Faso
The US and French military are assisting in the search for a Romanian mineworker kidnapped in Burkina Faso and believed to have been taken into Mali, Burkina Faso's security minister has said.
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Romanian Worker Kidnapped from Burkina Faso Mine: Security
Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped a Romanian security guard from a mine in northern Burkina Faso and fled with him towards the border with Mali, security sources in both countries said.
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Italian hostage held by Al-Qaeda freed after 14 months
An Italian hostage kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in February last year in Southern Algeria was released on Tuesday and is in a hotel in Burkina Faso, officials said. "Maria Sandra Mariani is free. I have just informed her relatives. I join them in their great satisfaction and relief at this magnificent news," Foreign Minister Giulio...
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Indian Among 3 Mine Workers Kidnapped In Burkina Faso
An Indian and a South African were among three mine workers kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists, sources told AFP.
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Australian Woman Freed By Al Qaeda Says Her Husband Is Still Alive
An Australian woman who was freed by Al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said today her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Australian PM Says Woman Kidnapped In Burkina Has Been Released
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sunday said the wife of an elderly Australian doctor kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso has been released.
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Australian Couple Kidnapped By Jihadists In Burkina Faso: Islamist Group
Two Australians have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso, officials said Saturday, as a Malian Islamist group said the couple was in the hands of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists.
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United States, French Forces Aid Search for Hostage Taken in Burkina Faso
The US and French military are assisting in the search for a Romanian mineworker kidnapped in Burkina Faso and believed to have been taken into Mali, Burkina Faso's security minister has said.
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Romanian Worker Kidnapped from Burkina Faso Mine: Security
Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped a Romanian security guard from a mine in northern Burkina Faso and fled with him towards the border with Mali, security sources in both countries said.
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Italian hostage held by Al-Qaeda freed after 14 months
An Italian hostage kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in February last year in Southern Algeria was released on Tuesday and is in a hotel in Burkina Faso, officials said. "Maria Sandra Mariani is free. I have just informed her relatives. I join them in their great satisfaction and relief at this magnificent news," Foreign Minister Giulio...
