Hostage 's release prompts speculation that the French may have done a deal . French hostage Francois Hollande is freed after being held by al Qaeda in Francois Hollande . Hollande says there are no longer any French hostages held anywhere . `` He is relatively healthy , despite the very harsh conditions of his long captivity , '' says Serge Lazarevic .
Hostage 's release prompts speculation that the French may have done a deal . French hostage Serge Lazarevic is freed after being held by al Qaeda in Mali . Francois Hollande says there are no longer any French hostages held anywhere . `` He is relatively healthy , despite the very harsh conditions of his long captivity , '' says Hollande .