A jihadist group in Algeria has kidnapped a Spanish citizen, two sources revealed to the news agency EFE on Thursday.
Contrary to early reports, the victim has been confirmed to be a man and not a woman.
The kidnappers belonged to the group the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), EFE added.
The kidnappers reportedly released the people who were with the Spaniard on the Mali-Algeria border but kept the man hostage.