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France returns human skulls to Madagascar, 128 years after French massacre

A man carries a box containing human remains before a ceremony to return three skulls originating in Madagascar, at the Ministry of Culture, in Paris, France, on Tuesday [Teresa Suarez/EPA]

France has returned to Madagascar three human skulls kept at a Paris museum for 128 years, after they were looted during the colonial period, including one believed to be that of a Madagascan king decapitated by French troops.

The skull, presumed to be that of King Toera, and two others from the Sakalava ethnic group, were formally handed over at a ceremony held at the French Ministry of Culture on Tuesday.

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