NEW : The freed hostage is expected back in Algeria on February 2011 -- media reports . Mariani , a tourist , was seized by armed men near the Niger border , the agency said . The tourist was kidnapped in Algeria in Wednesday . Corriere in the Islamic Mahgreb seized her near the Niger border .
NEW : The freed hostage is expected back in Algeria on February 2011 -- media reports . The tourist was kidnapped in Algeria in Wednesday . Corriere in the Islamic Mahgreb seized her near the Niger border .