Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Gunfire Rocks Mali Districts


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AFP

Bamako: Gunfire rocked several districts of the west African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source told AFP.

Fighting was also heard in the northern cities of Gao and Kidal and Sevare in the centre of the landlocked nation that has been battling more than a decade of jihadist conflict.

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The military, which seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021, did not immediately comment on events and no claims of responsibility were made.

Helicopters flew over the capital Bamako on Saturday, including at the international airport, AFP correspondents said.

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