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| Mutineering Mali soldiers round up officials, protesters take to the streets; President Keita resigns | |
| 2020-08-19 | |
It was a busy day in the fresh air and sunshine for all concerned. [AlAhram] Mutineering soldiers rounded up a number of senior civilians and military officials from Mali's capital on Tuesday and drove them back to their base, a Malian security source and an official in the prime minister's office said.​Unconfirmed rumours that the mutineers had arrested President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita swept Bamako, prompting hundreds of anti-government protesters to pour into a central square to celebrate and say it was time for him to resign. Neither source said who the officials were or how many had been arrested. Rooters has seen no evidence that Keita was among those rounded up. The president's office could not be reached for comment.
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