Minister: Algerian army kills suspect in Frenchman’s beheading

Algeria has identified suspects in the kidnapping and beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel.

Algeria has identified suspects in the kidnapping and beheading of French tourist Herve Gourdel.

Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Louh said on Wednesday that the army last month killed a jihadist suspected of taking part in the beheading of Frenchman Herve Gourdel.

“One of the suspects was eliminated in October by the army during an anti-terrorist operation,” Louh told reporters, citing a probe into the murder of Gourdel.

The hiker was kidnapped in September and later beheaded by Jund al-Khilifa or “Soldiers of the Caliphate,” a militant organization which has pledged allegiance to the jihadist Islamic State group.

 
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