Somali group issues video of French hostage

French hostage Denis Allex is seen in this frame grab. An Islamist group in Somalia has issued a video of Allex, held in the Horn of Africa country, showing him asking France to meet his captors' demands. A copy of the video issued by US-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant internet traffic, shows the captive in an orange outfit with armed men standing behind him while he reads a statement in French. [Agencies]