Militant group with ties to ISIS releases video of French hostage taken in Algeria, France says

A French citizen was kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants while hiking in a mountainous Algerian region that is a known hideout for North Africa's al Qaeda branch, officials said Monday.

The kidnapping comes after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group issued a call for attacks on Westerners, particularly French citizens.

Reuters reports that a video released Monday appears to show the man saying he had been kidnapped by an Algeria-based ISIS splinter group called the Caliphate Soldiers.

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