Mali & France square off after French anti-terrorist troops accused of unruly behavior

A Malian envoy to France

A Malian envoy to France has accused French troops that form part of a counterterrorism force in the country of rowdy behavior in its capital city. Paris has dismissed the allegations as “not only false, but unacceptable.”

The rebuff was issued by Defense Minister Florence Parly’s office on Thursday. Branding remarks by Malian Ambassador Toumani Djime Diallo as “indecent,” it argued that the French troops are risking their lives to protect the West African country from terrorism.

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