Béatrice Stöckli

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Béatrice Stöckli (died 9 October 2020) was a Swiss Christian missionary. She was killed in 2020 after having been taken hostage by the Islamic militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, a branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali.

Biography[]

Stöckli was from Basel.[1] She worked as an Evangelical Christian missionary in Mali.[2] Stöckli was kidnapped in April 2012, after being in Mali for ten years, by an Islamic extremist group.[3] She was later released under the terms that she not return to Mali.[3][4] She returned, and was kidnapped again in 2016 by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, the official branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali, while working in Timbuktu.[5][6] In July 2017 she appeared in a video released by the terrorist group, wearing a black headscarf, and was identified as "Beatrice S."[7]

On 9 October 2020 French authorities notified the Swiss Federal Government that a Swiss hostage in Mali was killed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, after her death was confirmed by fellow hostage Sophie Pétronin.[8][9] Her death was confirmed by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.[10][11] Ignazio Cassis, the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, released a statement saying "It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of our fellow citizen. I condemn this cruel act and express my deepest sympathy to the relatives."[12][13][14]

Stöckli's remains were recovered in March 2021.[15]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Missionary Beatrice Stoeckli named as Swiss Mali victim". October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed". AP NEWS. October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Uccisa in Mali dai terroristi la svizzera Beatrice Stöckli impegnata in una missione caritatevole". catt.ch.
  4. ^ "Mali: Basler Missionarin Beatrice Stöckli wurde erschossen". Blick. October 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Swiss missionary killed in Mali by jihadists". October 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Béatrice Stöckli, l'otage suisse décédée au Mali est une missionnaire enlevée quatre ans plus tôt". RTBF Info. October 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Swiss hostage killed by terrorists in Mali, says Switzerland | DW | 09.10.2020". DW.COM.
  8. ^ FDFA/Keystone-SDA/jc. "Swiss hostage killed in Mali". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  9. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Swiss Hostage Killed In Mali Was Missionary: Govt". www.barrons.com.
  10. ^ FDFA/Keystone-SDA/jc. "Swiss hostage killed in Mali". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  11. ^ "Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  12. ^ "Swiss hostage in Mali killed by terrorists". www.eda.admin.ch.
  13. ^ "Switzerland says its national held hostage in Mali killed". www.aljazeera.com.
  14. ^ "Mali hostages: Swiss woman killed last month". October 9, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  15. ^ "Swiss hostage in Mali: Remains of missionary identified". March 31, 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
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