美外交官指責法國支付人質贖金
2013年2月8日![A man rides a bike past two burnt-out wrecks of vehicles allegedly used by Islamists following a major air strike, on February 3, 2013 in Diabaly. France said it carried out major air strikes on February 3, 2013 near Kidal, the last bastion of armed extremists chased from Mali's desert north in a lightning French-led offensive, after a whirlwind visit by President Francois Hollande. An army spokesman said 30 warplanes had bombed training and logistics centres run by Islamist extremists overnight in the Tessalit area north of Kidal, where French troops took the airport Wednesday and have been working to secure the town itself. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)](https://static.dw.com/image/16574556_800.webp)
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美國一名前外交官指責法國,為使本國人質獲釋繳納巨額贖金,反而幫助了馬裡的極端伊斯蘭武裝。據法國媒體周五(2月8日)報導,美國前駐馬裡大使赫德爾斯頓(Vicki Huddleston)在一次採訪中指出,前法國總統薩科齊的政府曾為使本國人質獲釋支付了約1300萬歐元贖金。這筆金錢幫助了恐怖主義網路組織「基地」在北非的分支,使它在馬裡坐大。薩科齊的前顧問班子負責人否認法國政府曾支付過人質贖金。法國從1月11日起發動在馬裡境內的軍事行動,將極端伊斯蘭武裝驅逐出該國北部地區。據悉,伊斯蘭組織目前還扣壓有多名西方人質,其中8名法國人。