6 Killed in Rare Attack Near Malian Capital

6 Killed in Rare Attack Near Malian Capital
A general view of the city of Bamako, Mali, on Aug. 9, 2018. Luc Gnago/Reuters
Reuters
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BAMAKO—Unidentified armed men killed six people at a checkpoint 70 kilometers (44 miles) east of Mali’s capital Bamako, the security ministry said on Friday.

It did not say who was responsible for the attack, which took place overnight on Thursday in an area in southwestern Mali that has been relatively untouched by the Islamist insurgency ravaging central and northern regions.