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Mali Military Base Attack Deaths Rise to 47, Including 5 Suicide Bombers

Mali Military Base Attack Deaths Rise to 47, Including 5 Suicide Bombers
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The death toll in the suicide attack at a military camp in Mali's northern city of Gao has risen to 47, including five suicide bombers, Mali government said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mali Military Base Attack Deaths Rise to 47, Including 5 Suicide Bombers

A vehicle was detonated at a military base housing government forces and armed rebel groups.

Earlier, AFP reported that 37 people were killed in the blast, citing a source in the UN.

Malian President Ibrahim Keita declared three days of national mourning.

The camp is located in Gao, a former bastion for Malian rebels and extremist fighters who had joined forces to seize control of much of the country's north in early 2012.

France has been aiding Malian forces to reclaim the country's north from terrorist insurgents since 2013.

But rights advocacy groups, such as Human Rights Watch, repeatedly accused Mali's government of failing to protect the local population from militant groups.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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