ALGIERS: Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a Frenchman abducted in Algeria in a video posted online Wednesday, but President Francois Hollande vowed France would not give in to blackmail.
Hollande said the "cruel and cowardly" murder of Herve Gourdel would only strengthen France's resolve to pursue its air war against the Islamic State group in Iraq.
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