four people were abducted by AQIM in the Islamic Maghreb in 2010 . Three were released in 2010 . The men -- Pierre Legrand , Daniel Larribe , Thierry Dol and Marc Feret -- were part of a group of seven people who were abducted by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb on September 16 , 2010 , in Arlit , a city in central Niger . AQIM posted a video of the Three remaining hostages in April 2011 . French officials are in Francois Hollande to bring the men back home .
four people were abducted by AQIM in the Islamic Maghreb in 2010 . Three were released in 2010 . AQIM posted a video of the Three remaining hostages in April 2011 . French officials are in Francois Hollande to bring the men back home .