Eleven al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb-linked men are on trial in Nouakchott for the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers last year. Many of the men are being tried in absentia with four men present in court. One man was sentenced to 12 years for his role in the abduction while a Malian was ordered to pay fines and the four others were acquitted.
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