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French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France

by Associated Press
| October 9, 2020 4:06 AM

PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali was reunited Friday with her grandchildren in France, as relatives also welcomed home two Italians and a Malian politician freed with her this week.

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