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Mali Government Says It Thwarted a Countercoup Attempt

Interim President Assimi Goita during his swearing in ceremony in Bamako on June 7, 2021.

Interim President Assimi Goita during his swearing in ceremony in Bamako on June 7, 2021.

Photographer: Annie Risemberg/AFP/Getty Images

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (BABA AHMED)
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Bamako, Mali (AP) -- The Malian government headed by a two-time coup leader announced late Monday that security forces had thwarted a countercoup attempt that it said was supported by an unnamed Western government.

The announcement was the latest turmoil to unfold in Mali, where Col. Assimi Goita led coups in 2020 and 2021 before becoming president of the West African nation.