Freed French hostages Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas stand next to a South Korean hostage as they talk to the media upon their arrival at the Villacoublay airport, in Velizy-Villacoublay, France May 11, 2019. Francois Guillot/Pool via REUTERS
OUAGADOUGOU/PARIS (Reuters) - Three hostages freed by French commandos from militants in Burkina Faso arrived in Paris on Saturday, expressing sorrow at the death of two French soldiers in the rescue operation.
President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the hostages as they stepped off the French government jet less than 48 hours after French special forces stormed their captors' hideout in a daring night-time raid.
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