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Malian official: Politician Cisse, French aid worker freed

by Associated Press
| October 6, 2020 10:06 AM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists have freed prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse after holding him hostage for more than six months, as well as a French aid worker who was kidnapped in 2016, an official with Cisse's political party said Tuesday, citing information given to Cisse's relatives by negotiators.

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