An undated handout image released by Al-Andalus, the media branch of Al-Qaeda in the Magreb (AQMI) to the Agence Nouakchott Informations (ANI) on December 9, 2011 shows French nationals Philippe Verdon and Serge Lazarevic (R) being held by AQMI at an undisclosed loaction. The two Frenchmen were captured in Hombori in Northern Mali on November 24. Operating from bases in northern Mali, AQIM have carried out attacks against troops and civilians and kidnappings, particularly of Westerners.
AFP PHOTO/ANI / AQMI
Accueil Aqmi dévoile une vidéo des deux otages français au Mali MAURITANIA-FRANCE-KIDNAP-QAEDA-UNREST