Freed hostage Jocelyn Elliott (C), who was kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to al Qaeda, arrives in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Nabila El Hadad
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - An Australian woman who was freed by al Qaeda after three weeks in captivity said on Monday her husband who was seized with her in Burkina Faso was still alive and she hoped he too would be released soon.
Jocelyn Elliott, 76, gave no further details of the couple's captivity but her comment provided the first confirmation that her husband, Dr Ken Elliott, 81, was still alive.
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