INQUIRER.net: Qaeda source confirms leader slain, fuelling hostage fears

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Qaeda source confirms leader slain, fuelling hostage fears Mar 5th 2013, 03:44 PARIS—An Al-Qaeda source has confirmed the death of one of the leaders of the organization's north African wing, in the most significant success yet for the French-led operation against Islamist fighters in Mali. But there were no public celebrations in Paris on Monday as relatives of hostages held in the region voiced fears the development leaves their loved ones at greater risk and called for a pause in the bombing to allow for negotiations aimed at securing their release. Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, a senior figure in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was killed last week in a French bombing raid in the Ifoghas mountains, an AQIM militant told the private Mauritanian news ... Keep on reading: Qaeda source confirms leader slain, fuelling hostage fears Media files: zeid.jpg (image/jpeg)

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