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Report: French hostage of Nigerian Islamists pleads for help in video

By REUTERS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 12:36

DUBAI/ABUJA - A French hostage kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria has asked for French and Nigerian government help in securing his release in a video released by his captors, according to the SITE web monitoring service.

If the video is confirmed as authentic it would be the first visual sign of life from Francis Collomp since around 30 gunmen stormed his compound on Dec. 19 in the remote northern Nigerian town of Rimi, close to the Niger border where al-Qaida's North African wing operates.

Western governments are increasingly concerned about Islamist militants in Africa's Sahel region because of the risk it could become a platform for international jihadist attacks.

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