A French military spokesman says the death toll in the attack on an army camp in Gao, in northern Mali, has risen to 77. Col.
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Attack in northern Mali kills 7, but toll certain to rise
A doctor in northern Mali says at least seven people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack on an installation for various armed groups, and the toll is certain to rise. Dr. Boubacar Tonko Cisse at the hospital in the city of Gao says the attack occurred Wednesday morning at the Joint Operational Mechanism base there.
Mali’s Christians Return to Church under Police Protection
As the sun starts to fall, the call to prayer at the mosque echoes throughout Gao, a predominantly Muslim town in northern Mali. At that same moment, a small church bell nearby also rings.