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French captive beheaded in Algeria in apparent revenge attack
24 September 2014 16:24 BST
Jund al-Khilafa, a militant group based in Algeria, has claimed the beheading of a French hostage, Herve Gourdel.
The group had reportedly given a 24-hour deadline for the halting of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
The news was reported by SITE Intelligence group, a site dedicated to monitoring "the jihadi threat."