Four French hostages freed in Niger

France denies ransom paid for their release.

FOUR Frenchmen held hostage in the Sahara desert by al Qaedalinked gunmen for three years left Niger on a French government plane yesterday, with questions raised in France over whether a ransom had been paid.

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