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French troops kill Al-Qaeda's North Africa chief

Abdelmalek Droukdel was once regarded as Algeria's enemy number one

France has hailed the killing of the head of Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing in an operation against the group behind a string of deadly attacks across the troubled Sahel region.

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