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Al-Qaeda to Release Australian Woman Kidnapped in Burkina Faso

© AP Photo / Ludivine LaniepceSecurity forces gather near the Hotel that was attacked by suspected militants in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016
Security forces gather near the Hotel that was attacked by suspected militants in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Al-Qaeda said it will release one of two Australians the group kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso last month.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the recording, the kidnapped woman is being released under public pressure.

"The primary motive behind their kidnapping was an attempt to [gain] release of our captives who sit behind bars and suffer the pain of imprisonment, as well as being deprived of their basic rights," al-Qaeda said in an audio statement quoted by ABC news on Saturday.

French soldiers arrive at the site of the attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 16, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Jocelyn and her husband, Dr. Ken Elliott, had operated a clinic in the town of Djibo for over 40 years before they were abducted on January 15.

On the same day, al-Qaeda fighters carried out an attack on a restaurant and a hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. Dozens of people, mostly foreigners, were killed as a result.

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