Released Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke smiles after arriving by airplane in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. French special forces on Monday freed a Dutchman held hostage since being kidnapped in 2011 by extremists in Mali, the government said. There was no word on the fate of two men abducted at the same time.
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