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German mother of two dies as desert hostage
Independent Online South Africa ^
| July 30, 2003
Posted on 07/30/2003 8:35:04 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
Berlin - A German woman held hostage for months with 14 other European tourists by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara desert has died of heatstroke.
Relatives of the woman, a mother of two, were notified by the German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, according to German TV network ARD.
The kidnappers are believed to have buried the woman, who was not named, in the Algerian desert several weeks ago.
German authorities believe the hostages had been taken over the border to Mali, confirming accounts in Algerian newspapers on Tuesday.
ARD quoted German security sources as saying that attempts to have them freed had since entered a "dynamic" phase though a Foreign Ministry spokesperson declined comment.
Several groups of European travellers went missing between mid-February and mid-March while trekking in small groups without guides in the desert.
Of the original 32 hostages, 17 were freed in a raid by the Algerian army in May, leaving 10 Germans, four Swiss and a Dutchman still captive.
Temperatures in the region range from 45 to 50 degrees at this time of year. - Sapa-AFP
TOPICS: Germany
KEYWORDS: algeria; germany; hostages; saharadesert
To: Prodigal Son
Not to belittle this poor woman and her children, but I've never understood why euros take vacations to places like this. What's the reasoning for going on vaca to Algeria??? "I can't wait until I die to see what hell is like."?
Owl_Eagle
”Unleash the Hogs of Peace.”
P.J. O'Rourke Parliament of Whores
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posted on
07/30/2003 8:39:51 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
("Europeans lost the will to live the moral life long ago." - Ben Shapiro)
To: Owl_Eagle
Curiosity?
To: Owl_Eagle
Trying to emulate "The Lion and the Desert"?
To: Prodigal Son
Religion o' Peace™ bump
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posted on
07/30/2003 8:42:21 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: justshutupandtakeit
"Trying to emulate "The Lion and the Desert"? "
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posted on
07/30/2003 8:45:22 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Der Elite Møøsenspåånkængruppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
To: Owl_Eagle
Wrong movie I meant the Wind and the Lion.
To: Owl_Eagle
No Middle East, No Europe, No South America, No Africa for me. If I vacation it will be in the good ole USA.
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posted on
07/30/2003 8:48:48 AM PDT
by
beaversmom
(Celebrating May 5th and all days with an American Flag)
To: Owl_Eagle
What's the reasoning for going on vaca to Algeria??? "I can't wait until I die to see what hell is like."? Well, it's easier for Germans to get to Algeria than West Texas. ;)
To: Prodigal Son
Talk about bitting the hand that feeds.. the Muslim terrorists that is, aren't Germany and France their best buddies.
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posted on
07/30/2003 9:00:18 AM PDT
by
battousai
(This is not the tag line you are looking for... move along ... move along.)
To: battousai
I don't think fanatical jihadists care who they kill.
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