France to bring back remains of colonial soldiers from Vietnam

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PARIS (AFP): France is to repatriate from Vietnam the bodies of six soldiers who died in Dien Bien Phu, the country's last stand in colonial Indochina, the defence ministry said.

The operation will happen "in the coming days", the statement added.

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