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A leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said in an audio recording aired by the Arabic-language satellite news station that Michel Germaneau was killed on Saturday in revenge for the killing of six group members in the raid. "(French President Nicolas) Sarkozy was unable to free his compatriot through this failed operation but he definitely opened one of the gates of hell on himself, his people and his nation," said the man, identified as AQIM leader Abu Musab Abdul-Wadud. His voice resembled that of other recordings attributed to Abdul-Wadud. Sarkozy's office in Paris said it had no confirmation of the hostage's death and was checking the report. An official said Sarkozy would hold a meeting on Monday with top security officials including his prime minister and interior, foreign and defense ministers, in response to the Al Jazeera report. Mauritanian troops backed by French special forces launched the cross-border raid against an AQIM base in Mali on Thursday and continued the assault for several days. Mauritanian officials have tried to play down France's role in the raid. Retired engineer Germaneau, 78, was kidnapped in April and believed to be in the hands of Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, leader of the more hardline of two AQIM factions operating in the Sahara. A French Defense Ministry source said the operation was launched after AQIM failed to provide proof Germaneau was alive or negotiate over him. AQIM had set France a deadline of next week to agree to a prisoner swap or it would kill him. ESCALATING RESPONSE The raid into Mali was a sign of an escalating European and African response to the militants, who have evolved from an Islamist insurgency in Algeria into a regional network with bases in remote desert areas outside the control of states. Mauritanian officials have said six fighters were initially killed and a seventh later died of wounds. They captured insurgent weapons and vehicles. The military operation appeared to anger Mali, which was not involved, and Spain, which also has hostages held by another al Qaeda faction in the region. Paris has indicated that both those countries were informed in advance. Islamists in the Sahara have so far not staged any large-scale attacks, and experts say they have concentrated largely on collecting revenues from ransom payments and the smuggling of goods, including cocaine. But, fearing these groups could become too powerful in vast desert zones governments have little sway over, Western nations led by France and the United States have stepped up involvement in the region and are seeking to forge better coordination. Current and former security officials in Algeria, which has the most experience with AQIM because it grew from a group that originated there, had warned that the raid on Mali could put the French hostage in danger and criticized French involvement. One serving Algerian security official said the operation would help the insurgents recruit more followers by allowing them to cast their campaign as a fight against Western "infidels" and not just fellow Muslims. "The failure will be used by the extremists to spread their anti-Western propaganda," the security official, who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, told Reuters. A former Algerian security official who hunted insurgents for years said: "France failed to release its hostage. It failed to eliminate Abu Zeid.... It angered the terrorist group which will now either demand a ransom or kill the hostage if it has not done it already." AQIM killed British captive Edwin Dyer last year after Britain refused to give in to its demands. Last April French troops attacked pirates who seized a yacht off the coast of Somalia. One hostage died and four were freed. World France Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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