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The attack comes two days after activists killed 6 people at military headquarters
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAMAKO – A car bomb attacked a military patrol in Mali on Sunday (1/7) . The attack killed four civilians and wounded 31 others. Including four French troops
The attack came two days after militants had killed at least six people during an attack on a military base in central Mali. French forces are known to help the government of Mali in the fight against terrorism.
The deterioration of the security situation a month before the presidential election led international partners to fight to restore peace in Mali. Mali has been at the base of al-Qaeda attacks and ISE-related groups in West Africa.
Photos scattered on social networks show black smoke emanating from armored vehicles cluttered with rubble. "From hospital sources, provisional records following the suicide attack against Barkhane's patrol in Gao today are four civilians killed and 31 seriously injured," said Mali's Ministry of Security on Twitter [19659004] Barkhane is the name of nearly 4000 French soldiers. French military spokesman Patrik Steiger said four French Barkhane soldiers had been injured during the blast, which occurred near three French vehicles. The Ministry of Security of Mali had already said that eight French soldiers had been wounded.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Boubacar Diallo, said that a car had led to a patrol of the Barkana-Mali army. But militant violence has spread throughout the Sahel in recent years. Gradually regain lost control when French forces attacked the insurgency of Tuareg rebels and Islamists in 2013.
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