GLOBAL OUTRAGE +++++++++++++++++ Hollande condemned the beheading of French tourist ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel by militants in Algeria drew global outrage but also strengthened international resolve to confront the Islamic State group. Gourdel was seized on Sunday by IS-linked group while trekking in a national park in Algeria. His beheading came after France rejected the kidnappers 24-hour ultimatum to halt anti-IS air raids in Iraq. The militants said that they were responding to the IS call to attack citizens involved in strikes on Iraq. French President Francois Hollande has strongly condemned the beheading. France was the first country to join Washington in carrying out an aerial campaign against IS militants in Iraq. The President pledged that his country would stay the course in the fight against the militants.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:18:46 +0000
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