Somali captors kill French hostage

The French Defence Ministry said the captors of a military agent killed him during a French commando raid in Somalia.

Somali captors kill French hostage
Sat, 12 Jan, 2013 - 09:57

The French Defence Ministry said the captors of a military agent killed him during a French commando raid in Somalia.

The ministry said 17 Islamists and two French commandos also died in the fighting.

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