6 Killed as Gunmen Attack Food Convoy in Northern Mali

Armed men attacked a food convoy in northern Mali on Friday and four attackers and two soldiers were killed, as Islamist militants step up a violent campaign. The convoy was transporting food for people displaced by insecurity in the West African state. Three soldiers were wounded and three attackers were arrested, military sources said. "While vigorously fighting back, the FAMA [Malian armed forces] killed four terrorists and wounded three," a Ministry of Defense statement...

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