(Bamako) 2 French soldiers were killed and another injured
when their vehicle was hit by an IED in northeastern Mali, just days after
three others died in similar fashion.
The killed soldiers, Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier
Loic Risser, were on a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering mission in the
eastern region of Menaka when the blast occurred, the joint chiefs of staff
said in a statement. Huynh, 33, was the first woman soldier sent to the Sahel
region since the French operation began. Risser was 24 and both were members of
a regiment specialising in intelligence work.
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| Sergeant Yvonne Huynh (left) and Brigadier Loic Risser, |
