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Burkina Faso frees Nigerian Air Force crew

Burkina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained Dec. 8 after their aircraft made an emergency landing, Nigeria's foreign minister said.


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00:00Bukina Faso on Wednesday released 11 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force who were detained on December 8th
00:06after their aircraft made an emergency landing, according to Nigeria's foreign minister.
00:11The Bukina Faso's military regime, led by Ibrahim Tauri, released the personnel after meeting with the Nigerian delegation
00:17led by Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria, Yusuf Tugar.
00:22The personnel included two flight crew members and nine passengers, according to officials.
00:27The Nigerian Air Force said last week that the aircraft was headed to Portugal for scheduled maintenance
00:32when it made the emergency landing in western Bukina Faso.
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