Gunfire stops after attack on Malian soldiers---Official
A firefight between gunmen and Malian soldiers in the
northern rebel stronghold of Kidal came to an end on Sunday with several
casualties, the regional government told AFP.
A group of men identified by governor Adama Kamissoko's
offices as rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad had
exchanged fire with the army in the city centre for more than an hour.
"The shooting has stopped. The Malian army is in
control of its positions," a close aide to the governor told AFP.
The aide said troops from the French-led Operation Serval
mission fighting armed Islamists and United Nations peacekeepers had been
deployed to protect the town hall, where Kamissoko lives and works.
"There are some wounded, but I do not know on which
side," he added.
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