Islamic State-linked jihadists behead Frenchman abducted in Algeria

ALGIERS: Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a Frenchman abducted in Algeria in a video posted online on Wednesday, after giving a 24-hour deadline to Paris.

Herve Gourdel, a 55-year-old hiker from the southern French city of Nice, was kidnapped on Sunday by Jund al-Khilifa, which demanded France stop its air strikes against IS in Iraq.

Algerian jihadists linked to the Islamic State beheads abducted Frenchman, issues video demanded that France stops air strikes against IS in Iraq.