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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 962525" data-attributes="member: 38206">Swiss woman abducted by gunmen in northern MaliA Swiss woman has been abducted in the rebel-held northern Malian city of Timbuktu, officials and residents say.The woman, a Christian missionary in her 40s called Beatrice, was taken from her house by armed men, residents said.Most foreigners fled Timbuktu after Tuareg and Islamist rebels seized the town early this month in the aftermath of a military coup. The kidnap comes amid concern the area could offer a safe haven to an al-Qaeda branch operating in the country.Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim), the network&#039;s North African wing, has links to the Islamist rebels. The group is already&nbsp; holding 13 Westerners.&quot;Beatrice, a Swiss national, was abducted this Sunday at Timbuktu by armed men,&quot; local official Mohamed Ould Hassen told AFP.One resident of the town told the news agency that they saw six armed men take the woman.&quot;They shouted &#039;Allah Akbar&#039; [God is great],&quot; the resident added.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17724256" target="_blank">BBC News - Swiss woman abducted by gunmen in northern Mali</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 962525, member: 38206"] [B]Swiss woman abducted by gunmen in northern Mali A Swiss woman has been abducted in the rebel-held northern Malian city of Timbuktu, officials and residents say. [/B][B]The woman, a Christian missionary in her 40s called Beatrice, was taken from her house by armed men, residents said.[/B] [B]Most foreigners fled Timbuktu after Tuareg and Islamist rebels seized the town early this month in the aftermath of a military coup. The kidnap comes amid concern the area could offer a safe haven to an al-Qaeda branch operating in the country. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim), the network's North African wing, has links to the Islamist rebels. The group is already holding 13 Westerners. "Beatrice, a Swiss national, was abducted this Sunday at Timbuktu by armed men," local official Mohamed Ould Hassen told AFP.[/B] [B] One resident of the town told the news agency that they saw six armed men take the woman.[/B] [B]"They shouted 'Allah Akbar' [God is great]," the resident added. [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17724256"]BBC News - Swiss woman abducted by gunmen in northern Mali[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]

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