Gunfire was heard early Friday near a key military base near the Malian capital, according to local journalists and residents, although the cause of the explosions was not immediately clear.
A local resident, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said “at around 5:00 am, unidentified armed men attacked Kati,” a town on the edge of the Malian capital Bamako where a large military base is located.
“We were woken up at five o’clock by firing, by explosions, we don’t know what’s going on,” another resident said.
Les Forces Armées Maliennes ont vigoureusement repoussé une attaque terroriste contre la caserne de Kati. C’était tôt ce matin aux environs de 05h00 avec 02 véhicules piégés bourrés d’explosifs.
— Forces Armées Maliennes (@FAMa_DIRPA) July 22, 2022
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Source: France 24 News/Forces Armées Maliennes -Twitter
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