Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist groups in northern Mali said on Wednesday that it has been the release of three who is in European hostages kidnapped in western Algeria in October last year.
Consider releasing them, because our condition is respect, MUJAO unity and Jihad in West Africa (leader of the movement), Hisham Mohammed Ould told Agence France-Presse reporter.
He said, have to pay the ransom of three aid workers - men and women in a Spanish and Italian women - refers to it as a "debt", but he will not amount drawn.
"The hostages were released not far from the (north eastern part of Mali), we pass on from their delegation of Burkina Faso. They Burkinabes currently, Hisham said."
In Burkina Faso, which is often involved in mediation hostages military sources confirmed this.
The delegation of Burkina Faso for the return of Ouagadougou hostages on Thursday morning, the source said.
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, confirmed the release of Italian woman Luo homes Urru, It is described as "beautiful news. Mario Monti, Italian Prime Minister said that his "great joy".
In Madrid, Foreign Ministry spokesman said: "The liberation of the process is basically completed, which is delayed by sandstorms. A plane was sent home with the two Spaniards."
They are the Enric Gonyalons and Ainhoa ??Fernandez Lu Kang.
The Saharan refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, kidnapped hostages. Sahara from the people of the disputed territory of Western Sahara abutts Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria.
Before unknown group MUJAO claimed responsibility for the matter, as a "base" organization in the Islamic branch of the Maghreb (AQIM).
Mid-May, MUJAO demanded the release of the kidnapping of their role, as well as up to 30 million euros ($ 37 million) ransom Mauritania Sahara.
They threatened to kill the Spanish people, if their demands were not met.
The news agency Alakhbar reported in Nouakchott, the exchange of hostages in the Islamic prisoners of Sahara Memine Ould · Oufkir, was kidnapped, arrested one.
MUJAO said last week that they have released seven Algerian diplomats kidnapped in late March in the northern city of Mali, Gao acquisition.
No further details given the identity of the ransom or release.
MUJAO as the defender of the faith of the Islamic group Ansar al-cuisine and the Tuareg rebel groups, grasp the key in the confusion, followed by the March 22 coup in Mali in the northern city of Mali, Bamako south of the capital.
However, the Mujahideen have been forced to the soldiers of the Tuareg people, who want an independent secular state key positions, because they seek to impose strict Islamic law.
Timbuktu, Ansar al-cuisine to play its control, whipping unmarried couples, smoking and alcohol consumption and destruction of the shrine of the ancient world heritage, in its view that blindly worship.
MUJAO holds high city.
These two Islamic groups have indicated that the relationship between AQIM and other jihadist groups in the continent, people worry about the vast region could become a haven for extremist groups.
AQIM has been for many years, attacks, abductions of foreigners and to participate in drug and human trafficking in the Sahel region.
The group is currently holding French hostages - two kidnapped last November in northern Mali and Niger in September 2010 was kidnapped by four geologists.
They also have the hostages, of Sweden, the Netherlands and South Africa have been killed in the attack in November last year, a German in Timbuktu.



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