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Former U.S. Ambassador Says France Paid Militants Millions in Ransom Money

A former U.S. diplomat says France channeled millions of dollars in ransom payments to the Islamist militants it is now fighting in Mali.

Vicki Huddleston, the former U.S. ambassador to Mali, spoke in an interview with the French television station, iTele, which aired on Friday.

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