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Chad soldiers in Mali kill al Qaeda's Belmokhtar

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Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda commander behind a bloody mass hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant earlier this year, Chad's military said.

 

His death would be a major blow to Islamist rebels in northern Mali who have been pushed into their mountain strongholds by French and African forces. (Reuters)

 

 

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