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Two Frenchmen abducted in Niger on Friday night have been killed.
The news has been confirmed by both governments in Niamey and in Paris.
The men’s bodies were found near the border with Mali. Unconfirmed reports speak of a shootout between the kidnappers and the army.
The pair were seized from a restaurant in the capital and driven away. One had just arrived in the country to attend the other’s wedding.
It was feared that they would end up in the hands of Al Qaeda’s North African wing, which is holding several other French nationals hostage in the region.
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