Sawt Falasteen - Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source

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Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source / Photo: Thomas COEX - AFP

Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source

POLITICS 14.10.2022

An explosion on a bus in central Mali killed at least 11 people and injured 53 others on Thursday, according to a hospital source.

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The bus hit an explosive device while travelling the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said. The region is a hotbed for jihadist violence.

Earlier, police and local sources gave a provisional toll of 10 dead and many seriously injured.

"We have just transferred nine bodies to the clinic. And it's not over yet," said Moussa Housseyni of the local Bandiagara Youth Association, adding that they were all civilians.

Mali has long struggled with a jihadist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.

Mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are among the jihadists' weapons of choice. They can explode on impact or be detonated remotely.

A report by the UN mission in Mali MINUSMA found that as of August 31, mines and IEDs had caused 72 deaths. Most of the victims are soldiers -- but a quarter are civilians, it said.

A.AbuSaada--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source

Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source

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