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Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills
Seven French citizens held hostage by Boko Haram militants were freed. The French government was involved in talks to secure their release, but denied paying a ransom. The militants had demanded the release of prisoners from jails in Nigeria and Cameroon.
France using 'all possible means' to rescue Cameroon hostages
Security authorities remain on high alert after the kidnapping of a French family in northern Cameroon last month. A local police chief near the site of the kidnapping said the Nigerian state of Borno, just across the river, "is dominated 100% by Boko Haram."
Al Qaeda targets French citizens abroad as no-go zones grow
French special forces arrived from their regional base at N'Djamena in Chad to assist with the investigation into the kidnapping of seven French tourists, all family members including four children, on Feb. 19. Of all the nations, France currently has the most citizens being held hostage, with a total of 15 in Africa.
Armed men on motorbikes kidnapped seven French tourists, including three children, from a village close to Waza national park near the Nigerian border. The kidnappers, suspected of links with the Nigerian Islamist terrorist groups Boko Haram or Ansaru, were seen heading toward Nigeria with the captives.
Maine - No Charges Against Woman Who Caused Flight to Be Diverted
Passenger's implant claim triggers flight diversion
Nigeria's Jonathan declares state of emergency
In Nigeria's northeast, some sympathy for Islamists
Nigeria Islamists joining with jihadists: army
Nigeria: Radical Muslim sect grows more dangerous
