Three Malian soldiers were killed in a restive central region overnight when their vehicle hit a landmine, sources said on Thursday.
The blast happened on the road between Djoungani and Koro, near the frontier with Burkina Faso, a Malian military source said.
“There were three fatalities and four other soldiers were wounded,” the source said, adding that reinforcements had been sent to the area.
A local official confirmed the toll and described the blast as “the work of terrorists,” a term typically used to refer to Islamist militants.
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Source: News24