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France's Hollande Visits Library Housing Torched Manuscripts in Timbuktu
Inspecting the damage in Timbuktu - French President Francois Hollande visits a library holding priceless manuscripts, many torched by Islamist rebels as they fled the ancient town. Hollande is in Mali for a one-day visit with key ministers to support French troops helping to fight Islamist rebels in the country. Rebels destroyed up to 2,000 of some 300,000 priceless manuscripts held in the ancient city claiming they were against Islamic law.
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