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Last Mali hostages walk free

The Times "BAMAKO - Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have released the last 22 government soldiers they took hostage in August, President Amadou Toumani Toure’s office said yesterday.
'The presidency is pleased to announce to the nation that the last 22 soldiers taken in the northeast were released on the night of March 7,' a statement said."

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