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Hollande steps up France security over Mali and Somalia [View all]
Source: BBC News
French President Francois Hollande has ordered an increase in domestic security in the aftermath of military operations in Africa.
He was responding to the risk of Islamist attack after French forces intervened against militants in Mali.
A pilot was killed as France launched air strikes on a column of rebels.
Two French soldiers were "sacrificed" in a raid to free a French hostage in Somalia on Saturday, Mr Hollande said. The hostage was believed to have died.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20999348
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