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PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Denis Allex, a French soldier held
hostage in Somalia since 2009, was killed during a raid on
Friday night by French troops trying to rescue him, the French
defence ministry said on Saturday.
Two other French soldiers and 17 Somalian fighters were
killed in the fighting, the ministry said in a statement.
“Faced with the instransigence of the terrorists, who
refused to negotiate for three and and half years and who were
holding Denis Allex in inhumane conditions, an operation was
planned and carried out,” said the ministry.
“During the assault, violent combat took place. Denis Allex
was killed by his captors.”
