Bamako-Sana
Five policemen were killed and three others missing as a result of an attack by gunmen in southwestern Mali.
"Two policemen who were returning from service at the Sona point near the border with Burkina Faso were wounded by an explosive device explosion and then came under heavy fire from attackers whose identities have not yet been determined, which led to the death of five of them and the wounding of another," the Malian National Police said in a statement. The loss of three policemen.
The statement indicated that searches are still underway to find out more details about the accident.
Mali has been witnessing a state of instability and violence since 2012 due to the spread of terrorist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and ISIS operating in the Triangle border area with Niger and Burkina Faso.
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