In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: A British national held hostage in Yemen has been freed in a 'military intelligence' operation, according to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The Briton, who has been identified as Robert Douglas Semple, 64, was released by United Arab Emirates forces. The freed hostage had been working as a petroleum engineer in the Yemeni province of Hadramawt when he was kidnapped in February 2014. The UAE forces were based in Yemen's main port city of Aden, according to the state news agency WAM. The Yemeni agency reported that he had been held by al-Qaeda for 18 months. Mr Semple was taken to the Yemeni port city of Aden before being flown to Abu Dhabi by military plane on Saturday night, it added.Hostage identified as petroleum engineer Robert DouglasSemple, 64He was abducted in February 2014 while working in Hadramawt provinceForeign Secretary Philip Hammond made the announcement from TehranAbductions are common in Yemen, plagued by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants 
 Question:Abductions are frequent as armed tribesmen and al-_-linked militants take hostages in the hope of swapping them for prisoners or cash.

A: Qaeda
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Q: Minneapolis (CNN) The mayor of Minneapolis said she wants to hear from the officer who fatally shot Justine Ruszczyk. But so far, officer Mohamed Noor has exercised his constitutional right to not speak to state investigators, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Tuesday. And, it's not clear if or when he will. "He has a story to tell that no one else can tell," Mayor Betsy Hodges said in a news conference Tuesday. "We can't compel him by law, but I wish that he would make that statement." The news conference capped a day of developments in a case that's raising questions about police training, use of force and body camera policies. The shooting has led newscasts in Australia, where Ruszczyk is originally from.A county attorney, not a grand jury, will decide whether either of the officers will be chargedFamily shown documents from case ahead of public release, council member says 
 Question:Those documents were shared with _'s family Tuesday night, she said.

A: Justine Ruszczyk
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Q: KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Ten French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said. French soldiers patrol in Afghanistan in May 2008. French and NATO authorities confirmed the deaths and said 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul province, about 30 miles northeast of the capital. The clashes began late Monday afternoon and continued into Tuesday, when the casualties occurred, French officials said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his "determination is intact" to continue "this battle against terrorism for democracy and liberty."NEW: 'This cause is just,' French President Sarkozy saysNEW: Sarkozy to travel to Afghanistan Tuesday nightNEW: Officials dismiss Taliban claim of 15 suicide bombers entering base10 French soldiers killed as fighting flares around holiday 
 Question:It is an honor for France and its armies to defend them," said Sarkozy, who will travel Tuesday night to _, the Defense Ministry said.

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Afghanistan
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