France has vowed to continue fighting Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq regardless of a video threatening to kill a kidnapped French hiker, reports The Independent.
A pro-Isis splinter group in Algeria abducted the man and two others on Monday, and later released a video saying they would kill the man unless France stopped cooperating with the US on airstrikes.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Europe 1 radio that French authorities are "doing everything" to try to free the hostage, but will not negotiate with his captors.
He said: "If we cede, if we retreat one inch, that would hand victory to the militants."
The video has been confirmed as genuine by the French foreign ministry, which identified the man as 55-year-old mountain guide Herve Gourdel. The other two men were released, and alerted the authorities.
On Friday, French forces joined the US in carrying out airstrikes against extremists who have taken over large areas of Syria and Iraq.
Read more of this report from The Independent.