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A Mauritanian news agency said it had received a claim for the recent murders of two French journalists in Mali from fighters linked to Abdelkrim al-Targui, a senior commander of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Among the 35 suspects questioned so far about the crime are four "commandos," two of whom are linked to AQIM and to Targui, who also was involved in the recent release of four French hostages.