An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced to death an extremist for the kidnapping and beheading of French mountaineer Herve Gourdel six years ago after a high-profile one-day trial.
The 2014 killing in Algeria of Gourdel was claimed by a militant faction affiliated to the Islamic State group.
Gourdel, 55, was abducted while exploring the rugged massif in the North African nation’s Djurdjura National Park, a draw for hikers, but also a sanctuary for extremists.
Three days after he disappeared, gunmen from militant group Jund al-Khilafa Arabic for “Soldiers of the Caliphate” published a gruesome video of his murder.
The trial opened on
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