Timbuktu celebrates after militants flee

January 29, 2013 5:21 AM

Residents of one of the world's most fabled and mysterious cities are celebrating after troops from France and Mali gained control of the city, ousting Islamic rebels tied to al Qaeda. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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