BAMAKO, Mali—A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali arrived Friday in France—and says she wants to return to her aid work with malnourished children in Africa despite the ordeal.
Relatives enveloped Sophie Petronin in a huge embrace after she descended from the plane at the Villacoublay military airport southwest of Paris, where she was greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
