2003 Sahara hostage crisis
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The 2003 Sahara hostage crisis concerns the events surrounding the abduction of 32 European tourists in seven separate groups in the Algerian Desert in 2003. They were released in two groups: one in Algeria and the other from neighbouring Mali, several months later.
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2003 Sahara hostage crisis | |||||||
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Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Algeria | Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 troops | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 9 killed | ||||||
1 hostage died from heatstroke |
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