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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on January 18, 2017, 04:08:26 pm
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Mali car bomb 'kills at least 50 people' in Gao
At least 50 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say.
A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region's main city, Gao.
Mali's northern desert region has been restive since it was captured by militant Islamists in late 2012.
Despite French military intervention in 2013, the region remains tense with sporadic attacks and kidnappings.
Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38663693
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Everywhere there is islam… there is blood.