Source: Agence France-Presse
Country: Mali
04/17/2014 18:22 GMT
PARIS, April 17, 2014 (AFP) - French forces have freed five Malian aid workers who were taken hostage in a February kidnapping claimed by one of the country's top jihadist groups, the presidents of France and Mali said Thursday.
"An operation by the French armed forces" freed the five workers -- four Red Cross employees and a veterinarian from another aid organisation -- after "a terrorist group" kidnapped them on February 8 in Mali's restive north, the presidents said in a joint statement.
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