Bin Laden In Warning To France -- Al JazeeraAl-Qaeda leader calls abductions of French citizens in Niger a result of "injustices against Muslims" in new audiotape.
Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, has justified the kidnapping of five French citizens in Niger last month, calling the abductions the result of French injustices against Muslims and warning they will continue.
In a new audio recording attributed to bin Laden and released to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, he called on the people of France to stop "interven[ing] in the affairs of Muslims in North and West Africa".
"The subject of my speech is the reason why your security is being threatened and your sons are being taken hostage," he said.
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