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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1060988720080310
Al-Qaeda Claims Holding Two Austrian Tourists Hostage in Tunisia
[Reuters] Tarek Amara - Al-Qaeda said on Monday it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in Tunisia on February 22, linking its action to an Israeli offensive in Gaza, and suggested it had since moved the captives to neighboring Algeria. Al Jazeera television aired an audio recording of the claim by Salah Abou-Mohammad, a spokesman for the Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. Austrian media have identified the tourists as Andrea Kloiber, 43, and Wolfgang Ebner, 51, a couple from near Salzburg.