Coverage dated October 9, 2021

Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed

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A Colombian nun who was kidnapped more than four years ago by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Mali has been freed, Mali's presidency said Saturday.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Colombian nun who was kidnapped more than four years ago by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Mali has been freed, Mali's presidency said Saturday.

  2. France 24

    Colombian nun kidnapped by Mali jihadists in 2017 freed (opens France 24)

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    Colombian nun kidnapped by Mali jihadists in 2017 freed

  3. France 24

    Colombian nun freed four years after being kidnapped by Mali jihadists (opens France 24)

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    A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali more than four years ago has been freed, Mali's presidency said.

  4. France 24

    Colombian nun kidnapped in 2017 free: Mali presidency (opens France 24)

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    Colombian nun kidnapped in 2017 free: Mali presidency

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Colombian nun walks free in Mali after Islamist group kidnapping | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The liberation of the nun, captured on the border with Burkina Faso nearly five years ago, has been welcomed by the Colombian government. Mali's president saluted her "bravery" after the ordeal.

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