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| Mauritania frees Malians detained during AQIM raid |
| 2010-08-14 |
| [Maghrebia] Mauritania freed two Malians detained during the July 22nd raid by Mauritanian and French commandos on an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) desert base in Mali, AFP reported on Thursday (August 12th). A regional government official said the civilians received apologies and compensation. The raid aimed to free French hostage Michel Germaneau, 78, who was later slain by the terrorists. |
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