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France pays tribute to 13 soldiers killed in Mali

Video. France pays tribute to 13 soldiers killed in Mali

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Vigils were held to honour the soldiers who died when the helicopters they were travelling in collided in the African country.

France has been paying tribute to 13 French soldiers killed in Mali. 

They died when two helicopters collided during a combat operation against jihadists.

People gathered in Gap and Pau — the French bases of the regiments affected by the crash — for a vigil to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.

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