PARIS (AP) — Three hostages kidnapped in a Niger mining town last year have been released safe and sound, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Friday. Four others remain in captivity.
Al-Qaida's North African offshoot claimed responsibility for seizing seven hostages in the middle of the night in September from their guarded villas in the town of Arlit, where they were working with French nuclear company Areva.
Three of the hostages were released Thursday night, Sarkozy's office said. They are Frenchwoman Francoise Larribe, and Jean-Claude Rakotorilalao and Alex Awando, of Madagascar and Togo.
Sarkozy expressed his support for the families of the four French …
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