Attack on army camp in Mali leaves 29 dead

KIGALI, Rwanda

At least 29 people including two soldiers were killed Thursday in a suspected terrorist attack on an army camp in northeastern Mali, the military said.  

“Mali military camp at Tarkint village in Gao city area was the target of a terrorist attack on Thursday morning. The death toll from the attack was 29 people and five injured,” the military said on its Twitter page.

It added that two Malian soldiers were among the dead.

In February, three Malian soldiers were killed and five injured in a terrorist attack on an army camp in Bambara Maoude, about 100 kilometers