Mali Explosion: Suicide Bomb Kills Two, Injures Seven


Two civilians were killed on Saturday when suicide bombers blew their vehicle up close to a military camp in Timbuktu, northern Mali. Seven people were also injured in the attack.

The suicide bombers themselves were also killed in the explosion. Mohamed Ibrahim Cisse, the president of the local regional assembly, said: “In the town, the explosion caused several houses to collapse, which resulted in at least three civilians coming to the emergency room at Timbuktu’s hospital.”

Bert Koenders of the UN mission in the region known as MINUSMA said that they: “will continue to support the Malian people and their authorities so that peace and stability are restored across the entire region.”

A resident, Abdoulaye Cisse, said he spotted a truck in front of the camp moments before the fatal explosion:

“The force of the explosion was so strong that the wall and the gate of the camp were razed, and another house fell in the city because of the earthquake caused by the explosion. I saw an ambulance come to take people to the hospital.”

Mamary Camera, the zone commander in Kidal, spoke about another attack on Friday in which two people were wounded:

“The grenade which was launched from a neighboring house at the bank wounded two people. One is lightly injured and he has already left the hospital, and the other has a minor injury and is still at the hospital,” Camara said. “We arrested one person found in the house where the grenade was thrown, and an investigation is ongoing.”

The region has seen an increase in attacks and it is not clear at the moment exactly what action will be taken to curtail future suicide bombings like the recent Mali attacks.

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