Originally published on November 3, 2013 <br /><br />Two journalists for French radio station RFI were killed after being kidnapped in northern Mali on Saturday, according to a report by Reuters.<br /><br />Claude Verlon, 58, and Ghislaine Dupont, 51, were kidnapped by gunmen following an interview at the home of a local political figure in the remote town of Kidal.<br /><br />The gunmen, who witnesses say spoke the local Tuareg dialect, drove them off into the surrounding desert.<br /><br />French attack helicopters were dispatched to track down the hostage takers.<br /><br />A French patrol later found the bodies of the two journalists roughly 10km east of Kidal.<br /><br />French President Francois Hollande condemned the killings, calling them "despicable".<br /><br />"The French president ... expresses his indignation over this heinous act," said a statement from the president's office, according to Reuters.<br /><br />On Sunday Hollande called an emergency meeting with ministers to establish, with the aid of U.N. and Malian officials, how the two journalists had been "assassinated". <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
