Seven people were abducted by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in 2010 . Three were released in 2011 . Three people were released in 2011 , including Larribe 's wife , Francoise , who was ill , as well as Jean-Claude Rakotorilalao of Madagascar and Alex Awando from Togo . AQIM posted a video of the four remaining hostages in April 2011 . TL;DR
Seven people were abducted by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in 2010 . Three were released in 2011 . AQIM posted a video of the four remaining hostages in April 2011 . TL;DR