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Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa, Foreign Ministry says
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Posted on January 17, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa, reportedly by an Islamist group. The Spanish government is working to resolve the situation.
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, without providing details.
El Pais newspaper reported that the man was kidnapped in southern Algeria by an Islamist group and taken to Mali, though the Foreign Ministry did not confirm that information.
"Several reliable sources confirmed a Spanish citizen is currently held against his will in Northern Africa," a foreign ministry spokesperson said. "The government is working actively to clarify all the aspects and solve the issue."
Spain is in the middle of a dispute between Morocco and Algeria over the Western Sahara, which was controlled by Spain until 1975 and is now claimed by Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks its independence.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro)
The article discusses the kidnapping of a Spanish man in North Africa and the involvement of the Spanish government in resolving the situation.
The man was reportedly kidnapped by an Islamist group in southern Algeria and taken to Mali, though the Foreign Ministry has not confirmed this.
Spain is involved in a dispute over Western Sahara, which is claimed by Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.
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