Description
Added on the 09/10/2020 02:20:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A motorcade leaves Bamako airport after Mali announced the release of an elderly French aid worker, two Italian captives and a top Malian politician, who were all believed to have been held by jihadists. People are seen gathering around a car as it drives by, followed later by a vehicle with a French flag. IMAGES
Frenchwoman Sophie Pétronin gets out of a plane at Villacoublay, south of Paris, after her release from a near four-year hostage ordeal at the hands of suspected jihadists in Mali. She is welcomed by her relatives and the French president, Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Malian supporters of freed opposition leader Soumaila Cisse wait for his return at Bamako airport after the announcement of his release. Three other hostages, an elderly French aid worker and two Italian captives, are also on a plane from Tessalit (north), where they were freed. All were believed to have been held by jihadists. IMAGES
Canadian Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto, abducted 15 months ago in Burkina Faso, arrive at Bamako airport after regaining their freedom the day before in northeastern Mali. IMAGES
Radisson Blue hotel siege has been brought to an end by the U.S, French and Mali special forces. According to reports dozens of bodies have been recovered.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
