They should not have been there: Nicolas Sarkozy on kidnapped reporters

he said It s the Giant Inflatable Elephants Toys first time that a Presid ha bash hostag in captivity. Normal you wait until their releas befor seek explanations..

Presid Sarkozi ha spark anger at home after blame two French report for be kidnap in Afghanistan last month.

who work at Franc Television,While uncertainti still surround the fate of the pair. the state network, Mr Sarkozi attack them for ignor militari advic not to ventur out alon in Kapisa province, northeast of Kabul. He also order minist to tell the public how much it would eventu cost to rescu them. The two ar thought to have been taken hostag by the Taleban.

experienc war correspond who have not been publicli named,The two men. were seiz along with two Afghan assist and a driver on Decemb 30 about 80 mile north of the Afghan capital, while prepar a report for the Franc 3 channel on the construct of a road there. Thei disappear a few mile from a nearbi French armi base, which is part of the Nato Afghan operation.

relai by Claud Gu é ant,Mr Sarkozi s anger. hi chief of staff, broke with the Presid s usual show of concern over French nation kidnap abroad. The Presid thought that the pair had behav with a culpabl lack of care in ventur into a zone in which Taleban insurg and other hostil element were present, Mr Gu é ant said.

distract them from their main mission in Afghanistan, You don t go for a scoop at ani price. Thei ar make a lot of our arm forc run risks. he added.

outrag and indecency. Mr Gueant choos to start a row while our colleagu live ar in danger,Media union respond with anger. The Franc 3 journalist associ accus the Presid and hi staff of terrifi cynic . it said.

the other main state network,Staff at Franc 2. said that the Ely é e Palac s attitud wa disgraceful. We can t do our job by just stai embed with the arm forces.

Franc TV execut have been in Kabul sinc the captur as negoti seek to make contact with the kidnappers. Official sai that thei ar sure that the two men ar aliv but littl wa known about their captor or their demands.

the long captiv of Ingrid Betancourt,Mr Sarkozi s attitud could not not be more differ to hi respons to Franc s last big hostag drama. a Colombian politician with French nationality. Mr Sarkozi made her releas from the hand of the Revolutionari Armed Forc of Colombia rebel a nation prioriti and spare no expens send offici and militari aircraft to the countri for her.

a satirist with a morn slot on Franc Inter,The appar doubl standard ha prompt joke from comedians. St é phane Guillon. the equival to BBC Radio 4, yesterdai mock Mr Sarkozi for complan about the cost of rescu the hostag when he lavish €5,000 per guest on entertain foreign leader at a recent Pari summit.