Attack under way at tourist camp in Mali capital

A tourist camp popular with Westerners in the Malian capital is under attack, according to witnesses and an AFP journalist.

Malian troops and soldiers from France’s Bakhane counterterrorist force are heading to the site on the edge of Bamako, where nearby residents reported hearing shots fired while smoke billowed into the air.

There was no information immediately available on any casualties.

— AFP

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