Algerian forces search for extremists in beheading

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces expanded their search on Thursday through the mountainous region where a newly-formed extremist group claiming allegiance to the Syria-based Islamic State group beheaded a French hiker the day before.

French President Francois Hollande, meanwhile, held a special defense meeting Thursday about Paris’ role in fighting the Islamic State group, and said afterward, “This crime will not remain unpunished.”