National mourning for 54 French victims of Algerian air crash

French President Francois Holland declared three days of national mourning for the 54 French citizens who died in the crash of Air Algerie flight AH5017 in northern Mali last week. Thirty-three were French military personnel. Flags over the palace and all national institutions were lowered to half mast.

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