French Cameroon hostages 'released after 3M-dollar payment to Islamists'

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Islamist militant group Boko Haram was paid more than $3m before releasing a French family of seven, according to a Nigerian government report.

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Islamist militant group Boko Haram was paid more than $3m (£2m) before releasing a French family of seven, a Nigerian government report says, reports BBC News.