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Stephen McGowan (kidnap Victim)
Timbuktu three refers to three abductees, South African people, South African Stephen Malcolm McGown, Swedes, Swede Johan Gustafsson and Dutch people, Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, who were all kidnapped on 25 November 2011. A fourth Germans, German victim was shot and killed when he refused to climb into the kidnappers' truck. A unit of the Al-Qaeda's North African branch: al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) abducted the three from a residence shortly after eating lunch at a restaurant in Timbuktu, Mali. Because McGown has dual citizenship, South African & British people, British, the group offered a trade to the British Government for Abu Qatada al-Filistini, Abu Qatada who was to be deported to Jordan, where he had been convicted of involvement in militant plots. Following the kidnapping, several videos were released of the three, offered as proof of life. Rijke was rescued by French forces in April 2015. Gustafsson was released in June 2017, and McGown was released in July 2017. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |