The body of a French soldier who has been missing since 3 March may have been found by Sudanese authorities.
A spokesman for the EU Force in Chad (Eufor) said Sudan believed a body discovered near the Chadian border may be that of the missing soldier.
The French soldier went missing when his Eufor vehicle strayed into Sudan. Eufor has since apologised to Sudan over the border incursion.
It is the first serious incident experienced since the force deployed.
Eufor spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Poulain said arrangements for formal identification French soldier missing in Sudan ...
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Following the soldier's disappearance, France asked for Sudan's help to find him.
Eufor is mandated to protect refugees from the Sudanese region of Darfur and the Central African Republic, as well as internally displaced people.
The French-dominated 3,700-strong force began deploying in eastern Chad and Central African Republic last month.
(BBC)
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