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The head of France's National Assembly Richard Ferrand has paid tribute to the thirteen French soldiers killed in Mali. His comments were followed by a minute of silence. IMAGES
French Defence Minister Florence Parly pays tribute to the 13 soldiers killed in Mali in a helicopter crash. The collision between two helicopters during an operation against insurgents in the country's restive north is the French military's heaviest single loss in nearly four decades. SOUNDBITE
"You were each moved by this magnificent desire to serve your country": France's Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, presides over a ceremony to pay tribute to three French soldiers who were killed a week ago in Mali. IMAGES
The funeral procession of three French soldiers killed in Mali passes over the Alexandre-III bridge, in front of Parisians who have come to pay tribute to them, before a ceremony at the Invalides. The three soldiers were killed on 28 December in an attack claimed by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), affiliated to al-Qaeda. Two other soldiers, including a woman, were killed shortly afterwards, on 2 January, in similar circumstances. IMAGES
In the barracks of the 1st regiment of parachute hussars of Tarbes, France's minister for the armed forces, Florence Parly, presides over a national tribute to the two French soldiers who were killed Saturday in Mali. IMAGES
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