Mali Military Blocks Presidential Palace After Gunshots
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Soldiers in Mali blocked roads around the presidential palace in Bamako, the capital, after shots were heard earlier in the day, according to local media reports.
Soldiers were stationed in the area around the state-owned broadcaster, Radio Kledu and Journal du Mali, a news website, reported. The gunfire started just before a meeting between soldiers and Mali’s defense minister about the Tuareg rebellion that the army is battling in the country’s north, according to London-based Control Risks.