“It is with very deep emotion that the President of the Republic learned of the death in Mali of Brigadier Alexandre MARTIN of the 54th Hyères artillery regiment, killed in Gao during a mortar attack on the Barkhane military camp, in the afternoon of Saturday January 22,” French President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Sunday.
Nine others were also injured after the mortar shells hit at the French military base, a statement from the defense ministry said. (ILKHA)