Somalia's Shebab 'execute' French hostage
- Published: 17 Jan 2013 at 16.45
- Online news: World
Somalia's Shebab Islamists said Thursday they have executed a French agent they had held since 2009, as France said the hostage was likely killed several days ago in a failed rescue attempt.
Image released October 4, 2012 by the SITE Monitoring Service shows Denis Allex in a video shot by his captors. Somalia's Shebab Islamists said Thursday they have executed a French agent they have held since 2009, as France said the hostage was likely killed several days ago in a failed rescue attem
"16:30 GMT, Wednesday, 16 January, 2013. Denis Allex is executed," the group said on its Twitter feed Thursday, with the report confirmed by a senior Shebab official who said the group might release audio and video of the "execution."
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