North Coast aid worker released after 6 years as hostage in West Africa
TL;DR
A North Coast native who was held hostage for six years in West Africa has been released. The individual was kidnapped in 2015 while working as a missionary in Niger and was held by an al-Qaida affiliate. The release was secured with the help of the government of Burkina Faso.
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