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French journalist kidnapped by jihadists in Mali

Olivier Dubois worked for several media, including France 24 and Liberation daily. Bamako, Mali: A French journalist, in a video circulating on social media Wednesday, said he had been kidnapped in Mali in early April by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda. The brief video could not be independently verified, although an official at the French foreign ministry confirmed that Olivier Dubois, who worked for several media, including the international TV channel France 24 and Liberation daily, was missing. In the video, which lasts about 20 seconds, Dubois said he was abducted on April 8 in ...

French journalist kidnapped in Mali appeals for help in jihadist video Issued on: 05/05/2021 - 12:17 A screen grab from the video shows French journalist Olivier Dubois saying he was kidnapped in Mali last month. © Social media/AFP 4 min Reporters Without Borders has confirmed that another Western journalist has been kidnapped in Mali, after French journalist Olivier Dubois appeared in a video saying he was being held by the jihadist group Al-Qaeda.  Advertising Read more The head of Reporters Without Borders�...

Bodies of three Europeans killed in Burkina Faso arrive in Spain AFP 5 hrs ago AFP © JAVIER SORIANO An Airbus 310 jet belonging to the Spanish air force took off with the bodies of the journalists and conservation campaigner The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife activist killed during an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso arrived in Spain by military plane early on Friday. The Airbus 310 carrying the bodies landed at a military airbase in Torrejón de Ardoz, east of Madrid, at 9:00 am (0700 GMT), an AFP correspondent said.  Journalist...

Updated / Friday, 30 Apr 2021 16:04 The coffins were taken off the plane by soldiers at the airport The bodies of an Irish national and two Spaniards killed during an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso arrived in Spain by military plane this morning. The Airbus 310 carrying the bodies landed at a military airbase in Torrejón de Ardoz, east of Madrid. Spanish journalists David Beriain and Roberto Fraile were accompanying Rory Young, head of the Chengeta Wildlife group, in Arly National Park on Monday when they were attacked. They were with a group that included soldiers and fo...