4 killed in jihadi attack on Mali resort outside capital

BAMAKO, Mali — Islamic extremists who stormed a resort area in Mali popular with foreigners killed four people, including a Portuguese soldier who had been serving in the European Union mission to stabilize this West African country wracked by mounting extremism, authorities said Monday.The death toll rose after a Malian soldier who was wounded in the Sunday afternoon attack died of his injuries. Two civilians, including a French-Gabonese dual national, also were slain in the worst terror