Spaniard kidnapped in Mali thanks Algeria after rescue
A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on Wednesday after his rescue. Identified as Joaquin Navarro, the Spaniard had been on a trip last week when he was kidnapped "by an armed group made up of five people",
Mali rebel group frees Spanish national kidnapped in Algeria
A rebel group in Mali says it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, a coalition of separatist armed groups
Algeria receives Spanish hostage kidnapped near Malian border
The Algerian Defense Ministry announced late on Tuesday the reception of a Spanish hostage who had been kidnapped in the south of the country near th
Spanish man heading home after Mali kidnapping ordeal
A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid confirmed his liberation. The foreign ministry in Madrid confirmed on Wednesday that the man had been freed with the participation of Spanish diplomatic and intelligence services.
Freed Spanish hostage set to land in Algerian air base
A plane carrying Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro, who was kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, was expected to land in Algeria's Boufarik air base, Algerian state media reported on Tuesday. His expected arrival at the Algerian air base comes after a Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali said late on Monday they had released Navarro.
Tuareg rebel alliance in Mali releases Spanish hostage, spokesmen say
A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday.
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