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Urgent: Mali declares state of emergency following violence

Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Mali on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days after an attack killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded dozens of others at a Malian military base in the central city of Nampala on Tuesday.

The government also announced a three-day period of mourning for the victims of the terrorist attack in Nampala.

The military base was attacked by unidentified militants, resulting in many deaths and injures. Endit