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| Hervé Gourdel: Militant behind beheading of French hiker 'killed in anti-terrorism operation' | |
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| Algeria's Ministry of Defence says the man behind the kidnapping and beheading of a French hiker in September has been killed in a military operation. | Algeria's Ministry of Defence says the man behind the kidnapping and beheading of a French hiker in September has been killed in a military operation. |
| The statement says Abdelmalek Gouri was killed together with two associates late Monday near the city of Boumerdes, east of the capital. | The statement says Abdelmalek Gouri was killed together with two associates late Monday near the city of Boumerdes, east of the capital. |
| Two other militants were killed Tuesday morning nearby, added the statement. | Two other militants were killed Tuesday morning nearby, added the statement. |
| A group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah and pledging allegiance to the Isis group in Syria kidnapped French hiker Hervé Gourdel in the Djurdjura mountains. | A group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah and pledging allegiance to the Isis group in Syria kidnapped French hiker Hervé Gourdel in the Djurdjura mountains. |
| Gourdel was beheaded on video a few days later when demands for France to end air strikes were not met. | Gourdel was beheaded on video a few days later when demands for France to end air strikes were not met. |
| The Algerian army carried out a massive operation to find the group behind the kidnapping and said two other members have been killed in past months. | The Algerian army carried out a massive operation to find the group behind the kidnapping and said two other members have been killed in past months. |
| Associated Press | Associated Press |
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