The head of Al-Qaeda urged followers to kidnap citizens of Western Europe

Hostages, he said, should be exchanged for imprisoned jihadists.

The head of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri in an audio interview urged followers to kidnap Westerners to exchange for jihadists imprisoned in jail. This was reported by Reuters, referring to the portal SITE Intelligence Group.

In an audio recording published online, Ayman al-Zawahiri urges militants to kidnap people until it will be released "last Muslim and Muslim detained in prisons countries enemies of Islam"

It is noted that Reuters could not verify the authenticity of the recording.

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