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Mali: First French death confirmed as troops arrive in Bamako

A French pilot was killed when militants shot down his helicopter.

French forces hammer Mali with airstrikes for third day in a row (UPDATES)

French planes have bombed the town of Gao, a rebel stronghold.

A man holds a banner that reads 'No to negotiation, only war in the north' as thousands of Malians gather in Bamako on December 8, 2012 for a demonstration to support the Malian army and demand a UN Security Council resolution approving the deployment of an international force in the country's north, controlled for several months by Islamist armed groups.

HABIBOU KOUYATE

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