Hollande confirms killing of French hostage in Algeria

French President Francois Hollande. Frederic Legrand / Shutterstock

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande confirmed on Wednesday the death of a French man abducted in eastern Algeria by a group linked to Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

At a UN General Assembly meeting in New York city, Hollande affirmed that Herve Gourde, 55, seized by the Caliphate Soldiers, was “cowardly and cruelly murdered.

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“This assassination will reinforce our determination to continue fighting terrorism everywhere. We will continue the combat against Daesh. Military air strikes will therefore continue,” Hollande stressed. (PNA/Xinhua)
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