
** FILE ** Michel Germaneau, a member of the French aid group Enmilal, is pictured in 2007. The leader of al Qaeda's North African branch said in a message broadcast Sunday that Mr. Germaneau, a 78-year-old engineer, was killed in retaliation for the killings of six al Qaeda members in a raid. Mr. Germaneau was abducted April 22 in Niger. (AP Photo/Mairie de Marcoussis/Enmilal)
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