This photo provided Friday, May 10, 2019, by the French army shows navy soldiers Cedric de Pierrepont, left, and Alain Bertoncello.
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The French soldiers who died have been identified as Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, and both were under the command of the special operations, the French president said in a statement.
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/french-forces-rescue-american-raid-free-tourists-burkina/story?id=62968346
American rescued from Burkina Faso with 3 others; 2 French commandos die
May 10 (UPI) -- An American woman and three other hostages were freed by French commandos in the African country of Burkina Faso overnight, but two of the rescuers died in the operation, French authorities announced Friday.
The U.S. resident, who has not been identified, was rescued along with a South Korean and two French citizens Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas. Picque and Lassimouillas disappeared May 1 while on a safari near Benin. It was not known when the American and South Korean were kidnapped.
While details of the rescue operation have not been disclosed, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly identified the two commandos who died in the effort as Cedric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello in a Twitter post.
Read more at: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/10/American-rescued-from-Burkina-Faso-with-3-others-2-French-commandos-die/8381557494458/
From ABC, indeed, these heroes gave their lives to save these hostages.
