France promises revenge on al Qaeda for hostage's death
2010-07-28
4:00 AM Thursday Jul 29, 2010 Email Print France has declared war on al Qaeda, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after terrorists killed a French aid worker taken hostage in April. The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discreet about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism. "We are at war with al Qaeda," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said yesterday, a day after President...
France Confirms Al Qaeda Killed French Hostage
2010-07-26
PARIS — An elderly French aid worker held hostage in the Sahara by Al Qaeda’s North African affiliate was killed after a failed rescue effort last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France confirmed Monday, vowing to retaliate. Philippe Wojazer/Reuters President Nicolas Sarkozy of France spoke at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday. The affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, announced Sunday it had killed the hostage, Michel Germaneau, 78, in response to the rescue attempt,...
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