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French military frees hostages in Burkina Faso, two commandos killed

The two French Special Forces soldiers Cedric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello who were killed in a night-time rescue of four foreign hostages in an undated photo. (Reuters)

French commandos rescued four foreign hostages including two French citizens from a militant group in Burkina Faso, France’s military said on Friday, adding that two of the elite soldiers were killed in the night-time operation.

French Special Forces carried out the raid under cover of dark over the night of Thursday-Friday, supported by US intelligence and troops from France’s Barkhane operation deployed in the Sahel region to counter Islamist militants.

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