French and Malian authorities are searching for Baye Ag Bakabo, a Tuareg rebel and drug trafficker linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, who is suspected in the murders of two French journalists in Kidal. No arrests have been made so far. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said militants from the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram have trained in Mali. Libya's foreign minister said al Qaeda elements maintain links with organized crime networks, which presents border security challenges.
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