PARIS (Reuters) - An operation by French armed forces to rescue a hostage being held in Somalia was not linked to France's military intervention in Mali to help quash a push south by Islamist rebels, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.
"The two operations are totally unconnected," Le Drian told a news conference.
France had been
concerned that other hostages held in Africa would be at risk if they
intervened against al Qaeda-linked fighters in Mali.
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