Brussels 09.10.2020 AMENDED: First images of Mme.Sophie Pétronin, 75, from Bamako Airport, Mali, where she was embraced by her son Sebastian. At present her state of health is unknown, she appeared on video, released by her kidnappers very fragile. Les retrouvailles de Sébastien Pétronin et sa mère, retenue en otage pendant près de 4 ans…
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MALI: Ms.Pétronin hostage liberation
The son of the French-Swiss humanitarian worker Sophie Pétronin, the last French hostage in the Sahel since her kidnapping by armed men linked to Al Qaeda at the end of 2016, flew to Bamako, Mali, on October 6, in the hope of his soon being released. 🔴 URGENT – Sophie Pétronin, otage française au Mali,…
France calls for Mali opposition leader release
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on July 8 called for the release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse (pictured), who has been held hostage by suspected Islamist militants since March. #Mali : "La France dit son indignation devant la situation faite à monsieur Soumaïla Cissé, un leader de l'opposition pris en otage depuis trois…
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