BAMAKO (Mali), April 27 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Mali's defence minister died in hospital from injuries he suffered in an attack on his home, a government spokesperson announced Sunday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
In an official statement read by Gen Issa Ousmane Coulibaly on national television, the transitional government confirmed the death of Sadio Camara following “cowardly terrorist incidents” the previous morning.
According to the communique, a suicide attacker driving a car detonated a vehicle-borne explosive device (VBIED) targeting the minister’s residence in Kati, a key military town near the capital Bamako.
Camara reportedly engaged in a firefight with the assailants and managed to neutralise several of them before being seriously wounded. He was evacuated to a hospital, where he later died of his wounds.
The government added that the collapse of the minister’s residence caused additional casualties and led to the destruction of an adjacent mosque, where several worshippers and neighbours were killed.
“In this painful circumstance, Gen Assimi Goita, president of the transition, head of state and supreme commander of the Armed Forces, the government and the Malian people, extend their most heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased,” the statement said.
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