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CAIRO — Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in North Africa said Friday it released a Spanish woman it had held captive for 100 days in Mauritania because she voluntarily converted to Islam.
In a statement posted on militant websites, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said it also took into account health reasons in choosing to free aid worker Alicia Gamez, although it did not elaborate. Two male colleagues are still being held captive.
