Mali rebels say kidnapped Spanish national freed- returned to Algerian authorities

According to reports by AFP, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist rebel groups in northern Mali, have said that a Spanish national kidnapped in mid-January, between Algeria and Mali has been freed. The FLA said in a statement

"thanks to an operation carried out by one of its security units, together with negotiations conducted by individuals of goodwill" and that the Spanish national was in good health. There has been no confirmation from Spanish or Algerian authorities.