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Shots fired between Mali president's guards, ex-junta

By AFP
Mali A man reads a local newspaper on April 4, in Bamako.  By Issouf Sanogo (AFP/File)
MON, 30 APR 2012
A man reads a local newspaper on April 4, in Bamako. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP/File)

BAMAKO (AFP) - Gunfire broke out in Mali's capital on Monday, with troops who took part in last month's military coup and the guard of the newly installed president exchanging shots, witnesses said.

The shooting in central Bamako followed an attempt by junta loyalists to arrest a member of the presidential guard, witnesses said.

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