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                    Attack Targets UN Base in Northern Mali

   by VOA News

   Reports from Mali say unknown assailants have attacked a U.N.
   peacekeeping mission in Timbuktu.

   The reports say the attack started early Friday. Witnesses heard at
   least one explosion followed by gunfire near the U.N. stabilization
   mission known as MINUSMA. Nigerian forces are stationed at the base.

   There have been reports of casualties, but no official word yet. At
   last report, the fighting was ongoing.
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