French soldier killed in Mali gunfight

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Lance corporal Maxime Blasco, 34, was fatally wounded on Friday by a hidden sniper during clashes between French troops and 'around ten' jihadists in Mali, close to the Burkina Faso border, a French armed forces ministry spokesman said, which brings to 52 the number of French military personnel who have died in the region since France launched its anti-jihadist operations in 2013.

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A French serviceman was killed early on Friday in a clash with an armed militant group in Mali, reports FRANCE 24.