Baby camel given to Francoise Hollande for 'liberating' Mali was stolen from farmer whose home was destroyed by French shelling.... Sounds about right!

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A baby camel presented to French President Francois Hollande for 'liberating' Mali was stolen and will not be allowed to stay in Paris, it emerged today.

In a plot straight out of a madcap Gallic comedy film, a Malian refugee said he wanted the young dromedary back.

Mr Hollande was hailed a hero on Saturday when he arrived in Timbuktu, the capital of Mali, which until a few days before had been in the hands of Al-Qaeda backed terrorists.

Now it has emerged that the camel, who had not been named, actually belonged to a farmer, whose house was destroyed by French shelling during their attack on Timbuktu.

A furious Malian calling himself Said Toureg has now threatened to file a lawsuit, saying on Twitter: 'Paris will witness unprecedented judicial activities regarding the stolen camel...

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