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French hostage Sophie Pétronin released in Mali after 1,381 days in captivity

A French aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African country of Mali has been released after almost four years in captivity, the Malian president's office announced Thursday.

Armed Islamist extremists kidnapped Sophie Pétronin in the city of Gao in December 2016. Pétronin, now 75, was running a charity for children suffering from malnutrition.
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Malian politician Soumaïla Cissé was also released after being held …

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