Serge Lazarevic, French Hostage Held By Al Qaeda In Africa, Is Released
Posted on AllSides December 9th, 2014
From The Left
A Frenchman held for more than three years by al-Qaida's North African branch was freed Tuesday, days after two of the men implicated in his abduction were reportedly released from a prison in Mali.
Negotiations among the governments of Niger, Mali and France led to freedom for Serge Lazarevic, 51, who was described by the French president as in "relatively good health" despite his long captivity.
Tuesday's release, greeted with joy among many in France, stands in contrast to the attempted rescue in Yemen last weekend that ended in the...
