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Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital

by Associated Press
| October 8, 2020 1:06 PM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's presidency confirmed Thursday that prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin are aboard a flight to the capital, Bamako, after being freed by al-Qaida-linked militants.

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