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Helicopter-backed French and Malian troops win control of Timbuktu Airport

Timbuktu, Mali - "Things are going as expected", Paris Foreign Minister declares

French and Malian troops, thanks to the support of some helicopters, managed to take possession of Timbuktu Airport, at roughly 7 km from the city in the northern part of Mali, tearing it off from the hands of the Islamic militants connected with al-Qaeda who are trying to take control of the African country. French army spokesman Colonel Thierry Burkhard declared that the troops, backed up by helicopters,...

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Rome, Italy, 01/28/2013 15:17
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