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| Soldiers killed in attack on Mali military camp |
| 2017-06-18 |
| [Al Jazeera] At least five soldiers have been killed after an attack on an army post in northern Mali, according to the country's military. Eight others were also maimed in the attack in Bintagoungou early on Saturday, Colonel Diarran Kone, front man for the Malian army, told the News Agency that Dare Not be Named news agency. An army statement said nine vehicles were destroyed in the attack, which took place around 80km from the historic city of Timbuktu. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. "All the camp's military material was ransacked," a local official told the AFP news agency. A resident had earlier said that there were "no Malian soldiers to be seen - the camp has been laid waste. The jihadists left with military hostages." |
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