Mali holds tribute for assassinated defence minister under tight security (www.france24.com)
from TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 15:54
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Mali held a tribute under tight security for assassinated defence minister Sadio Camara on Thursday, following large-scale attacks at the weekend by jihadists and their Tuareg separatist allies. Thousands of people, including the leader of the west African country’s military junta, attended the ceremony at the military engineering battalion’s grounds in the centre of the capital, Bamako. Numerous armed soldiers were present, AFP journalists observed. Checkpoints and barricades blocked roads leading to the parade ground, while security forces strictly controlled access.

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