Fifteen Malian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded when a booby trapped vehicle exploded Thursday in Mali’s central Mopti region, the Defense Ministry said.
"The convoy of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) leaving Douentza for Boni was the target of a complex attack" as a "victim of an ambush after the explosion of an abandoned booby-trapped van" in Boni, the chief of the armed forces said in a statement.
The explosion was followed by intense gunfire on the military convoy, according to an earlier army report of 11 dead and 10 wounded.
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Source: Anadolu Agency
