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Video showing French hostage in Algeria authentic: Paris

By AFP
Algeria A man walks in front of the apartment building in Nice that is home to French hostage Herve Pierre Gourde on September 22, 2014.  By Valery Hache AFP
SEP 23, 2014 LISTEN
A man walks in front of the apartment building in Nice that is home to French hostage Herve Pierre Gourde on September 22, 2014. By Valery Hache (AFP)

New York (AFP) - A video showing a Frenchman kidnapped in Algeria by a group linked to Islamic State jihadists is authentic, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.

"The foreign affairs ministry confirmed, unfortunately, the authenticity of the video which carries the images of Herve Gourdel," Fabius told a New York press conference, calling it an "extremely critical" situation.

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