Mali militants say French hostage Gilberto Rodrigues Leal 'is dead' -BBC

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Islamist militants in Mali say a French hostage who has been held captive since 2012 is dead.

The group, linked to al-Qaeda, told the French AFP news agency that Gilberto Rodrigues Leal "is dead, because France is our enemy".

So far there has been no official confirmation of the 62-year-old's death.

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