Arab TV airs video of Frenchman kidnapped in Mali in 2011

Dubai (AFP) - Frenchman Serge Lazarevic, kidnapped in Mali by Al-Qaeda in 2011, appeared in a video aired Tuesday by Dubai-based Alaan television urging French President Francois Holland to act to secure his release.

Lazarevic, wearing a black turban, sporting a long beard and flanked by armed men, said the video was being recorded on May 13.

He was kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb on November 24, 2011.