Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire were heard near Mali’s main military base, Kati, outside the capital Bamako, and soldiers deployed, blocking off roads in the area, witnesses said.
Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled west African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source told AFP.
It was not clear what caused the explosions, and no militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mali’s military leaders took power after coups in 2020 and 2021, vowing to restore security in a country where militants control large areas of the north and centre and stage frequent attacks on the army and civilians.
The central Sahel country is battling insurgencies by the West Africa affiliates of Al Qaeda and the Daesh terror groups. It is also grappling with a much longer history of Tuareg-led rebellion in the north.
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