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French hostage released in Mali after 1,381 days in captivity

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French aid worker Sophie Petronin, released from captivity in the Mali desert, walked down the steps of a military plane that brought her home on Friday (October 9) and was swept up in the embrace of family members she had not seen for four years.
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