Five Dead in Mali Nightclub Attack

World | March 7, 2015, Saturday // 08:48
Bulgaria: Five Dead in Mali Nightclub Attack Photo by EPA/BGNES

A machine-gun and grenade attack in Mali's capital Bamako has left five people dead, local police say.

Three European nationals, including one French and one Belgian, are among the victims.

Eight other people have been left wounded.

Witnesses quoted by Euronews say attackers yelled "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for meaning "God is Great").

Two people have been detained after the incident.

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