Islamic Extremists Warn Foreigners to Leave Algeria
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Associated Press
ALGIERS — Armed Islamic extremists warned all foreigners to leave Algeria within a month or risk “sudden death,” according to a communique given to a released French hostage and made public Thursday.
France, reacting to the threat, said it is reducing its diplomatic staff and urged French families who left Algeria last week for the All Saints’ Day holiday not to return.
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