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Gunmen kill 25 soldiers in north Mali attack

Twenty-five Malian soldiers were killed and six wounded in a possible jihadist assault , the government announced.

A dozen attackers were also “neutralised”, the government stated in a declaration, during what is called a “terrorist attack” on a military base in the northern town of Bamba.

A local official said the attackers appeared on motorbikes and in cars.

“Investigations are still ongoing on the ground because the death toll must be higher than the 20 deaths announced,” the official said.

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