France concerned for journalist (female went missing in Iraq)

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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11879674%5E1702,00.html

FRENCH Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said today he was worried about the fate of a journalist from the Liberation newspaper who went missing in Iraq in Baghdad two days ago.

"We don't know what has happened," Mr Barnier said, adding that he shared the concerns of Liberation staff over the safety of Florence Aubenas, a senior reporter with the French daily, and her Iraqi translator.

"We are worried but we have no certainties" about what happened to the two, he said.

Ms Aubenas, 43, and Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi left their Baghdad hotel early on Wednesday but did not return and have not been seen since, Liberation reported yesterday.

Mr Barnier said French authorities were actively searching for Ms Aubenas and her translator, including in hospitals.

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