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When he heard about a supposed job with the French Foreign Legion offering $3,000 a month, he signed up, imaging a future guarding dignitaries or assisting in peacekeeping missions.

Michal Maly, 32, who is a Czech national and former member of the French Foreign Legion, has appeared in court in connection with the murder.

He asked him about his military training - it was with the French Foreign Legion, the Romanian replied.

Some adventurous young Americans had enlisted in the Canadian or British armies or joined the French Foreign Legion.

Troops with the French Foreign Legion and French navy based in the region will work with local authorities to ensure water supplies to local populations, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.