A second French soldier, Adjudant Florian Montorio, has been killed in the same Hezbollah ambush that fatally wounded Corporal Anicet Girardin.
French President Emmanuel Macron has officially announced the death.
The deceased soldier has been identified as Corporal Anicet Girardin of the 132nd Cynotechnical Infantry Regiment of Suippes, and Macron specifically claims Hezbollah was responsible.
The deceased soldier has been identified as Corporal Anicet Girardin.
The soldier has been identified as Corporal Anicet Girardin of the 132nd Cynotechnical Infantry Regiment of Suippes, who was repatriated yesterday and died this morning.
Macron's public statement honoring the soldier as having "died for France" provides new context to the previously reported death.
Macron's announcement confirms the soldier's death, identifying him as Corporal Anicet Girardin of the 132nd Cynotechnical Infantry Regiment.
The message confirms the death of a second soldier, Adjudant Florian Montorio, in the same ambush.
