Islamist militants blockade Bamako and Ségou after attacks in Mali
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Islamist militants blockade Bamako and Ségou after attacks in Mali
10 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
At least three of Bamako's six main access routes were intermittently closed, stranding travellers and freight, while families and traders were stuck for days in Ségou, 80km from the capital.
The blockade followed coordinated weekend attacks by jihadists and the Azawad Liberation Front, and the apparent suicide truck bombing that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara near Bamako.
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