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| 1 Dead, 6 Taken Hostage in North Mali Attack |
| 2015-05-02 |
| [AnNahar] Dozens of gunnies stormed a northern Mali town, killing one and taking six other people hostage in an attack blamed on Tuareg rebels, officials told AFP Friday. "More than 50 gunnies from the Coordination for the Movements of Azawad (CMA) came Thursday to sow terror in Bintagoungou. They killed a man and took six hostages with them," said Hama Aboubacrine, mayor of the town about 90 kilometers to the west of Timbuktu. "Everyone knows each other here. (The attackers) had a CMA flag," added the mayor. The gunnies also pillaged several shops and a pharmacy, and made off with two vehicles. A Bintagoungou resident also told AFP that his father was one of the six who were taken hostage. CMA officials were not immediately available for comment on Friday, but a U.N. peacekeeping source in Mali also confirmed the attack. The recent violence comes amid assurances by the CMA that it was committed to a peace accord brokered by Algeria and due to be ratified at a ceremony in Bamako on May 15. |
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