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> lieutenant-colonel Sébastien Botta
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"The President of the Republic sends a message of solidarity and compassion to the States struck by this tragedy, which painfully underlines the commitment of our soldiers in the service of peace in this region, for nearly 40 years," added the press release from head of state.
According to information provided by the army, Lieutenant-Colonel Sébastien Botta, 44 years old, father of three children and from the air defense and air operations command, had been engaged in the Force since the month of October. He held the post of deputy head of the FMO liaison office. He entered the army in 1999 and participated in several foreign operations, in Tajikistan for example or in Western Sahara as a peacekeeper.
Army General François Lecointre and Defense Minister Florence Parly notably joined Emmanuel Macron's message. Both saluted the memory of a man who died for France and in the service of peace.