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Hi Bruce,
no updates. Something behind, but that's not possible to write.
But if I know something new, I post it.
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Thank you Ulrich
Although it doesn't show (or I don't know how to, in a decent way), it's much apriciated.
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No news or update I'm afraid. But just to say this is a real epic. Its been so long......
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Hello,
I forgot to write: the hostages and the abductors are not in this region and it's unknown why El Khabar writes such a fake.
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Ransom confiscated
Wolfgang Ebner and Andrea Kloiber, the unhappy couple of Austrian tourists kidnapped in the Algerian Sahara in February by members of al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb and held since in northern Mali, seem forgotten by all. The Austrians have paid a ransom, but Algeria opposes it reaches the kidnappers (who in the past bought weapons with the amount of their loot) through Tuareg groups. The money remains in the hands of Malian authorities.
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BBC statement:
Austrian hostages 'freed in Mali'
Two Austrian hostages held for months by suspected Islamic militants in the Sahara desert have been freed, the authorities in Mali say.
The two, Andrea Kloiber, 43, and Wolfgang Ebner, 51, disappeared in February while on holiday in Tunisia.
They were believed to have been seized in a remote area by members of the North African branch of al-Qaeda.
A statement from Mali's government says the two "are free and are under the protection of the Malian army".
There are no details about how they were released.
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That's good news. Lets hope it all ends safe and well.
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Does anyone know if these two have made it safetly home yet ?
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I was this wondering myself. I hope they have been genuinely released.
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