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French troops pursuing Mali militants killed in helicopter collision

French troops pursuing Mali militants killed in helicopter collision. [Reuters]

Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when their helicopters collided at low altitude as they swooped in at nightfall to support ground forces engaged in combat with Islamist militants.

It was the biggest loss of French troops in a single day since an attack in Beirut 36 years ago when 58 soldiers died.

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