French President Francois Hollande has said that seven French nationals, four adults and three children, have been kidnapped in Cameroon by an organisation known to French authorities. Hollande confirmed the kidnapping during a visit to Greece on Tuesday, saying the group, who were visiting the Waza National Park, were all tourists from the same family who had been seized by a Nigerian-based "terrorist group". An anonymous source said the tourists went to visit the park, located near the Nigerian border, on Monday. "They slept in the park's tourist camp where they left this morning," the source said. A security source in the area told the AFP news agency that security forces were hunting for the kidnappers the length of the border with Nigeria. It is the first time that Western tourists have been kidnapped in Cameroon, although hostage taking frequently occurs off the Cameroonian coast, the last incident dating back to February 8. The risk of attacks on French nationals and interests in Africa has risen since France sent forces into Mali last month to help oust rebels occupying the country's north. Ansaru, a little-known Nigerian armed group, has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreigners in a deadly weekend raid on a construction site in the country's north. An analysis published on Monday by Stratfor, a US-based private global intelligence firm, suggested the group had strong ties with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the Africa branch of the network. It warned that there likely to be more attacks by Ansaru targeting Westerners and Western interests in Nigeria, as well as neighbouring nations.

Presiden Prancis Francois Hollande mengatakan Bahwa Tujuh Warga Perancis, empat orang dewasa dan tiga anak-anak, telah diculik oleh sebuah organisasi di Kamerun Dikenal Otoritas Perancis.

Hollande menegaskan penculikan Selama kunjungan ke Yunani pada Selasa, mengatakan kelompok, yang Were mengunjungi Waza National Park, turis itu semua dari keluarga yang sama yang telah disita oleh "kelompok teroris" Nigeria berbasis.

Seorang sumber anonim mengatakan para wisatawan pergi untuk mengunjungi taman, yang terletak dekat perbatasan Nigeria, Senin. "Mereka tidur di Tourist Camp taman nasional Dimana Mereka berangkat pagi ini," kata sumber itu.

Sebuah sumber keamanan di daerah Dikatakan Bahwa kantor berita AFP pasukan keamanan memburu para penculik Apakah panjang perbatasan dengan Nigeria.


Ini adalah pertama kalinya Itu Memiliki Berkunjung turis Barat diculik di Kamerun, meskipun Terjadi Sering penyanderaan di lepas pantai Kamerun, kejadian terakhir dating kembali sampai Februari 8.

Risiko serangan terhadap Warga Perancis dan Kepentingan di Afrika telah meningkat sejak Perancis mengirim pasukan ke Mali bulan lalu
untuk membantu pemberontak menggulingkan menduduki utara negara itu.

Ansaru, sedikit-dikenal bersenjata Nigeria kelompok, telah DINYATAKAN Tanggung Jawab atas penculikan tujuh warga asing dalam serangan akhir pekan mematikan di sebuah lokasi konstruksi di negara utara.


Sebuah analisis yang dipublikasikan pada hari Senin oleh Stratfor, berbasis di AS intelijen perusahaan swasta secara keseluruhan, kelompok itu Disarankan ikatan yang kuat dengan Al-Qaeda di Maghreb Islam, cabang Afrika jaringan.

Ini memperingatkan Bahwa ada kemungkinan lebih banyak serangan oleh orang Barat Ansaru menargetkan dan Kepentingan Barat di Nigeria, serta negara-negara tetangga