Dutch hostage freed in Mali
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Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke who was kidnapped in Mali in 2011, has been freed by French special forces.
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10 years ago
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German hostage freed in Nigeria
A German citizen is freed in Nigeria after being held for a week following his abduction in which a German colleague was killed.
10 years ago
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Briton held hostage in Libya freed
British teacher David Bolam is released after being held hostage by militants in Libya, the Foreign Office confirms.
10 years ago
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'Prisoner swap' freed French hostage
A Frenchman held hostage by an al Qaeda-linked group in Mali was reportedly freed as part of a prisoner swap with two jailed militants.
10 years ago
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VIDEO: Briton held hostage in Libya freed
British teacher David Bolam is released after being held hostage by militants in Libya, the Foreign Office confirms.
10 years ago
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Dutch UN helicopter crashes in Mali
A Dutch UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes near Gao in northern Mali, with two people reported killed.
10 years ago
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Mali confirms militant-hostage swap
Mali confirms that four Islamist militants were freed in exchange for the release of French hostage Serge Lazarevic this week.
11 years ago
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Mali group says French hostage dead
Islamist militants in Mali say French hostage Gilberto Rodrigues Leal, who was kidnapped in 2012, is dead.
10 years ago
BBC08 Aug
Hostages freed as Mali siege ends
Mali's security forces storm a hotel in the central town of Sevare, ending a deadly siege and freeing several hostages.
11 years ago
TheCitizen22 Feb
Shein welcomes Dutch investors
Zanzibar President Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein has reaffirmed his commitment to work with Netherlands to strengthen cooperation between the two governments.
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