NEW : The Paris-based private network BFMTV did not cite its source ; it posted a team of journalists Wednesday in Paris at the French Foreign Ministry Crisis Center , which is handling the country 's response to the crisis . French gendarmes have been sent to the abduction site , CNN affiliate reports . The man was taken from a house in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray and is now being held at an unknown location. The kidnapping raises fears of retaliation for French military action in Mali .
NEW : French gendarmes have been sent to the abduction site , CNN affiliate reports . The man was taken from a house in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray and is now being held at an unknown location. The kidnapping raises fears of retaliation for French military action in Mali .