French Embassy Attacked, Suspect Claims Al-Qaida Link

January 06 2011

Mali

Two Malian citizens have been injured after a Tunisian man threw an explosive device at the French embassy in the capital of Bamako, Bloomberg News reports.

The homemade bomb was a gas cylinder set alight by the suspect, said Mali's Ministry of Internal Security and Civilian Protection.

The man also fired several rounds late Wednesday from a semiautomatic pistol before being arrested. The suspect said he is a member of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), said police. ...

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