Published 09/19/2024 11:29:13 a.m.

Attack in Mali capital killed more than 70, security sources say

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Bamako, Mali — An attack in the Malian capital, Bamako, targeting a military police training camp and airport left more than 70 people dead and 200 wounded, security sources said Thursday, one of the highest tolls suffered in recent years. The attacks Tuesday in Bamako were the first of their kind in years and dealt a forceful blow to the ruling junta, experts said. The death toll has put scrutiny on the junta's military strategy and its claim…

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VOA News

Attack in Mali capital killed more than 70, security sources say

09/19/2024 8:39:57 p.m.·United States

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France24

Major jihadist attack in Mali’s capital killed more than 70, security source says

A major attack by an al Qaeda-linked group on a military police training camp and nearby airport complex in Bamako earlier this week killed more than 70 people and wounded more than 200, a Malian security source said Thursday. News from the West African nation has been restricted since a junta takeover, but the scale of the attack raises questions about the security strategy of Mali's transitoinal authorities.

09/19/2024 5:38:26 p.m.·France

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Radio France Internationale

Mali: Jnim, linked to al-Qaeda, killed more than 70 people during the double attack on September 17 in Bamako

In Mali, there is still no official report after the double jihadist attack that hit the capital on September 17, 2024. A gendarmerie school and a military base located at Bamako airport were attacked by the Jnim (Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims), linked to Al-Qaeda. The Malian transitional authorities acknowledge “some loss of human life”. But Malian security and civilian sources for their part evoke a very heavy toll of more than 70…

09/19/2024 12:09:58 p.m.·Paris, France

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Sydsvenskan

Over 70 dead in jihadist attack in Mali

More than 70 casualties were claimed in Tuesday's attack on a military airport and a training area for Mali's armed…

09/19/2024 12:18:55 p.m.·Malmö, Sweden

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seznamzpravy.cz

At Least 77 People Killed in Jihadi Attack in Mali

Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked a police academy and a military airport.

09/19/2024 2:31:41 p.m.

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rts.ch

Jihadist attacks in Bamako left more than 70 dead

Tuesday's jihadist attacks against a police school and the military airport in Bamako, the capital of Mali, left more than 70 dead and 200 injured, AFP learned Thursday from security sources.

09/19/2024 1:10:13 p.m.

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