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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is holding two Austrian tourists kidnapped Feb. 22 in Tunisia, Al Jazeera television reported March 10. The kidnapping represents a shift in AQIM's usual tactics and a further expansion of its operations.
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Al Qaeda’s North African node is holding two Austrian tourists who were kidnapped Feb. 22 in Tunisia, according to a statement aired March 10 on Al Jazeera television. The statement warned that other foreign tourists in Tunisia are also at risk of being kidnapped. The group has not yet made demands or announced conditions for the release of the two hostages, but it said that the kidnapping was carried out in response to Israeli military actions in Gaza.


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