French Commandos Fail in Hostage Rescue Attempt

Denis Allex

French commandos attempted to rescue a French man who had been held hostage since 2009.

Denis Allex had been kidnapped on July 14, 2009, while in Mogadishu, Somalia.

On Saturday, French commandos went in, to rescue him.

When the troops arrived, Allex's captors killed him.

During a firefight two French commandos and seventeen Al Shabaab militants were killed.