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  • Swedish hostage Johan Gustafsson 'pretended to be Muslim' to survive

    08/10/2017 9:52:51 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 11 replies
    TheLocal.se ^ | 10 August 2017 10:26 CEST+02:00 | Emma Löfgren
    Swede Johan Gustafsson, who was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Mali in 2011, has spoken publicly for the first time since his release this summer after almost six years in captivity. Gustafsson, from Värnamo, southern Sweden, returned home in June after five years and seven months in captivity in Mali. Sweden has refused to provide details about how his release was secured, describing it only as the result of “years of efforts” by police, diplomats and Swedish and international authorities. […] Gustafsson, 43, was abducted in Timbuktu, northern Mali, in November 2011 along with South African national Stephen McGown and Dutchman...