According to reports from Europe 1, France is due to pay tribute Monday to the thirteen French soldiers who found in a double helicopter crash in Mali. Emmanuel Macron will pronounce their eulogy during the ceremony at the Invalides.

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France will pay tribute to the thirteen fallen soldiers in Mali. According to information from Europe 1, the ceremony should take place at Les Invalides next Monday. This tribute was prepared at the highest summit of the state. In the hours following the official announcement of the death of the soldiers, the president Emmanuel Macron was seen very moved by his teams in meeting. All employees at the Elysee Palace were also in shock, testifies one of his relatives near Europe 1.

Now is the time for preparations for the final tribute, in coordination with the Military Staff and especially the military families. "Place to recollection, it is not the Elysee that imposes anything", insists a counselor.

Emmanuel Macron should not speak about the death of the soldiers until the Invalides. The president will nevertheless pronounce the eulogy at a ceremony still very codified. From the arrival of the coffins to the honor to the flags, "the protocol will be strictly respected", explains a manager at the Elysee.