Algerian diplomats held by Islamists are freed in Mali

From Top stories – France 24 - International News 24/7 Sun Aug 31 2014, 07:29:11

Two Algerian diplomats who were kidnapped in Mali in April 2012 by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) were freed on Saturday, the Algerian foreign ministry announced.

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