SOMALIA'S al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants have posted a picture on their Twitter account of an alleged French commando chief killed in a botched hostage rescue operation.
"French commander killed during botched rescue operation in Bulo-Marer," read an accompanying caption to the photo.
The picture showed the body of the alleged commander, dressed in a black button-up shirt and khaki pants, lying face up on an orange surface next to presumably his combat gear. A small crucifix showed from his neck.
A second photo, also posted on al-Shabab's Twitter feed, showed the dead man in the same position but with bullet magazines and an assortment of guns and other tools of war strewn around and on top of him.
"Francois Hollande, was it worth it?" read a caption accompanying the second picture.
France's military operation on Saturday to free a French spy held hostage by al-Shabab since July 2009 was a failure, with another French soldier killed and the fate of the hostage unclear.
On Saturday, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said one French soldier had died and another had gone missing during the raid, adding that 17 guerrillas had been killed.
He did not say a commander had gone missing.
The French defence ministry had earlier on Monday expressed fears the Somali Islamists would put on display the bodies of the French soldier and the hostage, who France believes was killed during the operation.
"All indications unfortunately lead us to believe that the al-Shabab are preparing to organise a disgraceful and macabre display" of the bodies, Le Drian said.
The gruesome image recalled the incident in 1993 when the bodies of US soldiers were dragged through the streets and mutilated in Mogadishu, after a battle between US forces and Somali militia fighters.
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