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Body of kidnapped French tourist found in Algeria

Body of kidnapped French tourist found in Algeria
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Algerian special forces have found the body of French tourist Herve Gourdel who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants while hiking in

Algerian special forces have found the body of French tourist Herve Gourdel who was kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants while hiking in mountains east of Algiers last year.

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His captors released a video of his killing online after France refused to halt air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.

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