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Spain says a citizen has been kidnapped in northern Africa

A Spanish man has been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African country, according to Spain's foreign ministry.
The man was reportedly captured in southern Algeria and taken into Mali by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
The foreign ministry stated that reliable sources confirm a Spanish citizen is being held against his will in northern Africa.
Algerian authorities have not yet commented on the reported abduction.

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Spain says a citizen has been kidnapped in northern Africa

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