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France says 40 militants killed on Benin-Burkina Faso border

French troops killed 40 militants on the Benin-Burkina Faso border in West Africa's Sahel region, the French government said on Saturday.

The action followed an attack on park rangers in northern Benin on Tuesday in which a French national was among eight people killed.

(Reporting by Richard Lough; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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