An al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb member responsible for external relations, Samir Saiaud, was freed from prison by authorities on Eid after he accepted former AQIM leader Hasan Hattab's recent appeal to benefit from national reconciliation. An Algerian presidential advisor said Spain paid $8 million euros to AQIM for the release of two Spanish aid workers.
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