Mali hit by first suicide bombing
- Published: 8 Feb 2013 at 21.44
- Online news: World
An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up in Mali on Friday, the country's first such attack, as the rebels' turn toward guerrilla tactics and clashes between rival soldiers showed that the war is far from won.
Malians walk past the charred motorcycle used by a suicide bomber before he blew himself up near a group of Malian soldiers in the northern city of Gao on February 8, 2013.
An attacker rode a motorcycle up to an army checkpoint in Gao, the largest town in the north, and detonated an explosive belt, wounding one soldier, an officer said.
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