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Australian doctor freed by al Qaeda after 7 years in captivity
The doctor and his wife were seized in January 2016 from Djibo, near Burkina Faso's border with Mali, where they have operated a 120-bed clinic for more than 40 years.
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, March 3, 2019.
(photo credit:
LUC GNAGO/REUTERS
)
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REUTERS
MAY 19, 2023 02:55
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