Mali army says armed groups launch nationwide attacks; gunfire near airport 

Mali’s army says unidentified ⁠armed “terrorist” groups ⁠have attacked several military positions in ‌the capital and in the country’s interior.

In a statement on Saturday, the army said ⁠⁠fighting ⁠was ongoing.

There are also reports of gunfire heard near the country’s main airport in capital Bamako.

⁠Two explosions and sustained gunfire have been heard near Mali’s main military camp and several other locations across the military-ruled country, according to witnesses and journalists on the ground.

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