7 Mali soldiers killed in separate attacks

Bamako, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):Seven Malian soldiers were killed in two separate attacks on Saturday in the centre and southwest of the conflict-ridden Sahel state, the army said.

Five soldiers were killed when their pick-up truck hit a road bomb in central Mali, the military said in a statement, while at least two soldiers were killed in another attack in the southwest, which also left three wounded.

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