Irishman freed in Algeria 'had explosives around neck'

January 18, 2013 08:30

An Irish passport holder who escaped after being taken hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Algeria had explosives tied around his neck, his brother said. Stephen McFaul's family in Belfast in Northern Ireland said they were delighted that his ordeal was over after the Irish government revealed he was "safe and well".

His brother, Brian McFaul, later explained that the electronic supervisor escaped yesterday when the convoy in which he was travelling came under fire from the Algerian army and that he had earlier "had explosives tied around his neck".

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he was "greatly relieved" to hear that the 36-year-old was safe, following reports that many of the hostages had been killed in an assault by the Algerian army.

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