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Nine civilians killed, 60 injured in Mali attack

Bamako, Mali: Suspected jihadists attacked an airport and adjoining military camp in central Mali on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), killing nine civilians and injuring 60 others, the regional government said.

Two local elected officials and a diplomatic source referred to the site -- near the town of Sevare in the Mopti region -- as a camp housing Russian troops.

Photo taken on Aug. 21, 2020, shows normal traffic after Mali reopened land and air borders in Bamako, capital of Mali. Suspected jihadists attacked an airport and adjoining military camp in central Mali on Saturday, April 22, 2023, killing nine civilians and injuring 60 others, the regional government said. XINHUA PHOTO