7 Mali soldiers, driver killed after vehicles hit explosives

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s defense minister says seven soldiers and a driver were killed after two military vehicles hit explosive devices.
The minister said in a statement Thursday that the vehicles hit the explosives on Wednesday between Bambaramaoude and Douentza.
Also Thursday, the minister of security and civilian protection reported that the death toll from attacks on a nomadic community that began Tuesday night had risen from 12 to 27.
Armed men attacked the Iboghilitane commu