NEW : `` She was an ill and disabled woman , '' Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said . The Kenyan government sends condolences over Marie Dedieu 's death . The French Foreign Ministry says Dedieu 's death has been announced . Comment: Kenyan officials sent mediators into Somalia to negotiate her release .
NEW : The Kenyan government sends condolences over Marie Dedieu 's death . The French Foreign Ministry says Dedieu 's death has been announced . Comment: Kenyan officials sent mediators into Somalia to negotiate her release .