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French commando killed in Somalia hostage raid

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Associated Press/June 9 2010 A man identified as French security agent Denis Allex pleads for his release more than two years ago, from the Somali militant group al-Shabaab.

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A raid to free a French intelligence agent held captive in Somalia for three years went horribly wrong, leaving 17 Islamists and at least one French commando dead in a mud-caked farming town deep in militant territory.