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Two French soldiers, Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, are killed during a "complex" raid in which four hostages are freed by special forces in Burkina Faso. Both soldiers were part of the French navy's prestigious Hubert commando. PHOTO of the two French soldiers
President of Burkina Faso Roch Kaboré receives three of the four former hostages-- kidnapped in Benin, north of the country--after the French army has freed them in an overnight raid in which two French soldiers were killed. 1ST IMAGES
The French embassy in Burkina Faso is targeted by angry protesters and a fire breaks-out as the situation remains unclear in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's army dismisses a claim by junior officers that they had seized power in the West African country. 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
One of the two former French hostages released in northern Burkina Faso, Laurent Lassimouillas, pays tribute to the French soldiers killed in a rescue operation at the Presidential Palace of Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. SOUNDBITE
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