2 French people in the Niger capital, kidnapp

Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 8, according to foreign reports, witnesses ugg classic tall, local time 8, two French people in central and western African countries have been kidnapped in Niger. French Foreign Ministry said that the Niger authorities and is now, verify facts and to provide help.
According to reports, two French people in the Niger capital, Niamey, a popular downtown restaurant, the armed officers had been hijacked. Restaurant staff and dining customers witnessed the incident were, they said, two armed men suddenly rushed into the restaurant, forced two men out of the Western restaurants, men who tried to resist, but failed UGG Classic Cardy, and ultimately to promote a car by armed men , the vehicle left the scene quickly.
Witnesses said the gunmen were wearing headscarves, they color medium, and said in Arabic, even in an armed personnel lost in the rush to scarf. 2 people were kidnapped a restaurant staff of the armed men quickly drove to catch up and take the vehicle who was kidnapped, but the staff said that in his chase for about 1 km ugg classic tall, the kidnappers have to speed up the opening of vehicles, traffic lights and became an obstacle , led to his eventually did catch up with the car.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman in Paris said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been informed of the incident, the authorities are mobilizing the power of Paris and Niamey, verify facts, on the French hostages kidnapped to help, to let them free.
France in September this year, is currently seeking kidnapped in Niger the French release of 5. It is believed that the Islamic North Africa al-Qaeda (al-qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ugg classic tall) of these hostages abducted and taken to a neighboring Mali.
This year in November, Al-Jazeera broadcast the Islamic North Africa al-Qaeda leader in a statement, claiming that only the highest leader of the al-Qaida - Osama bin Laden will release these hostages.
French Foreign Minister Mixie Le • Alliot - Mali rejected for the save kidnapped French citizens, with the possibility of negotiating militants. Osama bin Laden militants sought assurances that the freedom ugg classic tall, or the French troops from Afghanistan.