Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital

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Mali's presidential spokesman say two hostages freed by al-Qaida-linked militants are now on a plane flying to the capital of Bamako

The flight took off just before 7 p.m. local time from the northern town of Tessalit and was expected to arrive about 2 1/2 hours later, presidential spokesman Adam Thiam said.since December 2016. Cisse, 70, was kidnapped back in March while campaigning near Timbuktu.release followed the freeing by Malian authorities of nearly 200 Jihadist prisoners over the weekend, which had fueled speculation that a prisoner exchange was imminent.

 

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