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Two French Soldiers Killed in North Mali

by VOA News

   Two French soldiers were killed in an attack in Mali Sunday, according
   to the Defense Ministry.

   At least a dozen others were wounded, including between four and eight
   French soldiers, when a car bomb detonated, reportedly targeting a
   French and Malian patrol which then came under fire.

   The attack comes just days after Islamist militants raided the
   headquarters of a five-nation African force in Bamako, leaving six
   people dead.

   The upsurge in violence comes as Malians prepare to head to the polls
   on July 29.