Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed to have killed a retired Algerian customs official; the victim was actually a communal guard captured during an AQIM attack in June that killed 11 soldiers and communal guards. The AQIM group responsible is led by Abdelkrim Taleb, a Toureg Arab who is based in northern Mali. Algeria refuses to pay ransoms or negotiate with terrorists.
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