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French troops from the “Licorne” operation based in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) arrive at the 101st military airbase near Bamako on January 15, 2013 to reinforce the “Serval” operations, before their deployment in the north of Mali.France has deployed 700 troops in and around Paris, Interior Minister Manuel Valls revealed Tuesday in the latest indicator of mounting concern over potential reprisals for military intervention in Mali. Leaders of the militant Islamist groups under attack in the West African state have warned that France has “opened the doors of hell” by unleashing its warplanes and have called on fellow extremists to hit back on French soil. . AFP PHOTO /ERIC FEFERBERG