Herve with his captors
A French man has
been kidnapped in Algeria by a militant group linked to Islamic State (IS),
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has confirmed.
Herve Gourdel was
seized on Sunday in the unsettled north-east Kabylie area.
Mr Fabius said an
online video that showed Mr Gourdel flanked by armed men, calling on France not
to strike IS militants in Iraq, appeared authentic.
He said France would do everything it could to liberate Mr Gourdel, but that the situation was "extremely critical."
Earlier, Islamic
State militants warned they would target France - and other countries - after
French jets launched air strikes in Iraq against the group.
IS jihadists have
seized large swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and
western Iraq, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes this
year.
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