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Five dead in attack on army camp in central Mali: military

By AFP
Mali French soldiers of the detachment of the Operation Barkhane stand guard on January 2, 2015 at a military base outside the northern Malian city of Gao.  By Dominique Faget AFPFile
JAN 5, 2015 LISTEN
French soldiers of the detachment of the Operation Barkhane stand guard on January 2, 2015 at a military base outside the northern Malian city of Gao. By Dominique Faget (AFP/File)

Bamako (AFP) - At least five people were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked an army camp in central Mali near the Mauritanian border on Monday, local officials and a UN military source told AFP.

The attack was carried out in the early morning hours in Nampala, which lies 530 kilometres (330 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, a local official said, adding that at least five people were killed. A UN military source confirmed the report.

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