DUBAI - The leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, has returned to be heard with an audio message addressed to the French nation. In the recording, broadcast by Arabic television Al Jazeera, the Saudi terrorist was addressed to President Nicolas Sarkozy and the French people, saying: "You will pay dearly for your presence in Afghanistan." Bin Laden also said that the release of two French hostages kidnapped in Afghanistan depends on the withdrawal of French troops from the country."I repeat the same message: the release of prisoners in the hands of your brothers is linked to the withdrawal of your troops from our country," said the voice attributed to Bin Laden from Al Jazeera TV. Addressing directly the people of France added: "The rejection of your president to withdraw from Afghanistan is the result of its subservience to America and this rejection is a green light to kill your prisoners ...
but we will not do it when agrees with him ...". Bin Laden refers to the French hostages held in Niger. In September, seven foreign nationals, including just five in France, were kidnapped in the small African country. Seizures has said the responsibility of the North African wing of Al Qaeda.
The message further states that the position of Sarkozy, "and it will cost you (the French people) will be costly on many fronts, both within and outside of France."
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