Shabaab posts pic of dead French soldier
2013-01-14 16:31
Mogadishu - A Somali militant group has posted photos of what appears to be
a dead French soldier.
Two photos posted by an al-Shabaab-run
Twitter account show a man wearing military pants and a blood-soaked shirt
surrounded by three guns, ammunition clips and protective gear. Al-Shabaab is
the al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group that controls much of southern Somalia.
The posting taunted France's president,
saying: "Francois Hollande, was it worth it?"
The soldier was killed during a botched
military raid early on Saturday to rescue a French intelligence officer held by
al-Shabaab for the last three years.
France's defence minister said on Monday
that it was likely two commandos were killed during the raid. France believes
the hostage, whose code-name was Denis Allex, was also killed, though al-Shabaab
says he is still alive.
- AP
