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Now playing Next France Nicolas Sarkozy confirms French presidential comeback bid Forecast for months, now its official. 22/08/2016
Now playing Next Syria French forces bombard ISIL as new fighting complicates Syria's war French forces have bombarded ISIL targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa, apparently destroying a heavy weapons storage and maintenance centre. 22/08/2016
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Now playing Next World News France: Jewish man stabbed by 'mentally unstable' attacker in Strasbourg A Jewish man has been stabbed in the street in the French city of Strasbourg by an aggressor reported to have been treated for psychiatric problems. 20/08/2016
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