A tape released on a jihadist forum shows the first images of the foreigners seized by an offshoot of the AL Qaeda two weeks ago.
The four-minute video was posted Thursday on a jihadist website, according to U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the terrorism.
In the tape, the hostages are seen sitting cross-legged in front of turbaned men brandishing guns. They are questioned about their names, ages and if they know who their kidnappers are. The audio recording is accompanied by photo images.
The hostages acknowledge that their kidnappers are AL Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the group's North Africa branch. Five of the hostages abducted in the West African nation of Niger are French citizens; the other two come from Togo and Madagascar.
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