On June 10, 2026, the French justice system confirmed that a criminal trial will be held for the French nuclear giant Areva, suspected of having underestimated the al-Qaeda threat, thus enabling the 2010 kidnapping of five French nationals, a Malagasy national, and a Togolese national near the Arlit uranium mine in Niger. Olivier Morice, the lawyer for former hostage Pierre Legrand, stated that he was "satisfied" but "regretted that the prosecut…
On June 10, 2026, the French justice system confirmed that a criminal trial will be held for the French nuclear giant Areva, suspected of having underestimated the al-Qaeda threat, thus enabling the 2010 kidnapping of five French nationals, a Malagasy national, and a Togolese national near the Arlit uranium mine in Niger. Olivier Morice, the lawyer for former hostage Pierre Legrand, stated that he was "satisfied" but "regretted that the prosecut…