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After nearly two years in captivity, journalist Olivier Dubois returned to France at midday on Tuesday March 21. The ex-hostage of a jihadist terrorist group in the Sahel is very happy to finally be able to find his relatives.
After 711 days of captivity, Olivier Dubois finally sets foot on French soil, Tuesday March 21. He applauds those who are waiting for him, those who fought for his freedom, and throws himself into the arms of his sister, then his father. Long family embrace. Olivier Dubois confided in front of the cameras of France Télévisions, after two years sleeping in northern Mali on the ground, outside. Three times he tries to escape, he fails. His terms get even tougher, but he hangs on.
End of a long ordeal
“I was chained to a heavyweight rim. I had to pull her to do my business. We are trying to find palliatives. I was doing a lot of to-do readst”, he says. Olivier Dubois learned that he would be released just 15 days ago. The end of a long ordeal. He spoke at length about the details of his detention with Emmanuel Macron, upon his arrival in Villacoublay (Yvelines).
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