Mali: Government must stop bombing civilians

Headline Title:  Mali: Government must stop bombing civilians 23 February 2012 The Malian government must end bomb attacks against the civilian population in the north of the country, Amnesty International said today after a four year old girl was killed amid shelling. Fata Walette Ahmedou was injured yesterday afternoon after an army helicopter shelled the Kel Essouck camp near the northern town of Kidal, some 1,600 km north-east of the capital Bamako. She died of her injuries on Thursday morning. At least 12 other people were wounded in the attack, including Khawlata Walette Alladi…

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