France vows revenge for al-Qaida hostage killing

An elderly French hostage has been murdered by al-Qaida in revenge after a failed attempt to free him left six of the terrorists dead.

France vows revenge for al-Qaida hostage killing
Mon, 26 Jul, 2010 - 12:40

An elderly French hostage has been murdered by al-Qaida in revenge after a failed attempt to free him left six of the terrorists dead.

President Nicolas Sarkozy today condemned the killing of 78-year-old aid worker Michel Germaneau, and said it “will not go unpunished”.

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