Al-Qaeda threatens to attack north Africa

The Al-Qaeda network threatens to attack "infidels" in north Africa and urged Muslims to stay away from possible targets.

The Al-Qaeda network has threatened to attack "infidels" in north Africa and urged Muslims to stay away from possible targets.

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"We call on all our Muslim brothers to stay away from the centres and gathering of infidels and apostates," Al-Qaeda's North African wing said in a statement - posted on an Islamist website on Monday.

The website is used by Islamist militant groups including Al-Qaeda.

The organization will launch attacks "with all means of detonation, bombing and demolition possible", said the statement.

However, the authenticity of the statement has not been verified yet.