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UK Foreign Minister William Hague arrives in Somalia

Hague praises African Union troops and calls for increased pressure on militants

French hostage, commandos feared dead in failed rescue mission in Somalia

French national Denis Allex was reportedly killed by his captors, Islamist group Al Shabaab.

African Union troops drove Al Shabaab militants (above) out of the Somali capital Mogadishu last year, but the Al Qaeda-linked group still controls large swathes of southern Somalia.

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