North African branch of al-Qaeda

The North African branch of al-Qaeda says it is holding two Austrian tourists who were abducted in Tunisia last month. The news channel al-Jazeera broadcast two audio recordings featuring a spokesperson for the terrorist organisation. He said that al-Qaeda will soon issue demands for their release.The spokesperson also said that the two Austrian hostages were in good health, but warned that Western tourists in Tunisia will nowhere be safe from militant Muslims. The Tunisian authorities have launched a major search operation for the abducted Austrians

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