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March 22, 2012

Mali Soldiers Stage Coup, Suspend Constitution 
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In Mali, renegade soldiers are claiming control of the country after an
attack on the presidential palace in the capital Bamako. The soldiers
say they have ousted Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure over his
handling of a rebellion by a militia in the northern part of the
country. The soldiers say they have suspended the constitution and
imposed a military curfew. Toure was scheduled to step down after April
elections. His whereabouts are unknown.



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