The attack of French troops leaves dead and wounded in Mali | World

"Terrorism has struck Mali again, several civilians have been killed and French soldiers wounded," said French Foreign Minister Florence Parly.

There were "four wounded of Barkhane", the French operation in the region, and "at least two civilians killed and 20 wounded," AFP told AFP.

According to the Malian authorities, the attack left four dead and 23 civilian wounded.

Fatouma Wangara, a resident of Gao, said that the French patrol had been the target of a car bomb. "An armored vehicle blocked the road, and the car jumped," he said.

Also on Sunday, a vehicle of the Azawad Movement for Salvation (MSA), an armed group of former Tuareg rebels who frequently work with French and Malian forces in the north of the country, also crossed a mine in the north of the country. north of the country. Talataye, in the Gao region.

The explosion killed four people and injured three others, the group said in a statement.

These attacks, which follow two more Friday and Saturday, denounce the fragility of the security of this West African nation, which holds presidential elections on July 29.