President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday condemned the 'assassination' of two French nationals in Niger and said France would not be dictated to by terrorists.
The two men were found dead, apparently executed by their kidnappers, after French special forces joined a failed attempt to rescue them in the African state.
"This heinous crime reinforces the resolve of France to fight against terrorists and terrorism ... Democracies cannot accept this,; Sarkozy said in a speech on a visit to France's overseas territory of Guadeloupe.
"We will not accept the diktat of terrorists," he said.
