Somali Islamists claim the killing was revenge for a French military hostage Friday . The French military believes the hostage died during its rescue mission . Al - Shabaab quickly claimed after the mission that it had kept the Allex alive . The Islamists accused France of killing Muslims around the world .
Somali Islamists claim the killing was revenge for a French military raid Friday . The French government believes the hostage died during its rescue attempt . Al-Shabaab quickly claimed after the mission that it had kept Denis Allex alive . The Islamists accused France of killing Muslims around the world .