Hollande condemns beheading of French tourist in Algeria

French President Francois Hollande has strongly condemned the beheading in Algeria of tourist Herve Gourdel by a jihadist group linked to Islamic State militants.
The president described the killing as a cruel and cowardly act.
He said that French air strikes which began on IS targets in Iraq last week would continue.

Jund al-Khilafa killed Mr Gourdel, 55, after its deadline for France to halt air strikes on IS in Iraq ran out. Algeria said it would do everything possible to bring the killers to justice.