At least 8 killed in attack in southern Mali
At least eight people were killed and eight others injured after unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint in N'gountjina, 11 km from Koutiala, in southern Mali.
According to local sources, the unidentified gunmen carried out the attack on Saturday evening at a checkpoint in the city of Koutiala.
During the time of the attack, Malian troops were was conducting an operation in the Koutiala area, near the border with Burkina Faso, officials said. (ILKHA)