A Colombian nun who was kidnapped more than four years ago by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Mali has been freed, Mali’s presidency said. Gloria Narvaez was kidnapped in February 2017 near Mali’s border with Burkina Faso.
BAMAKO, Mali — A Colombian nun who was kidnapped more than four years ago by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Mali has been freed, Mali’s presidency said Saturday.“The presidency of Mali salutes the courage and bravery of this nun,” Mali’s presidency said in a statement.Narvaez was held by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which had released several videos in which she asks for help from the Vatican.
“I first thank God, who is the light and the peace, I thank the Malian authorities, the president for all the efforts made so that I am free,” Narvaez said in a brief statement made on state TV. “May God bless you, may God bless Mali. I thank you very much.”She went on to say that while she was in captivity for nearly five years, she stayed in good health.
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