Explosion rocks Mali,Four soldiers killed

Four Malian soldiers were killed and one
seriously injured on Saturday when an
explosive device detonated as their vehicle
drove by in the centre of the country, a
military source told AFP .

The explosion in the Koro region , near
Mali ’s border with Burkina Faso , comes
just days after a military putsch against
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

In another development , West African
envoys will meet ousted president Ibrahim
Boubacar Keita on Saturday, a member of
the delegation said .

The envoys are due to meet members of
the junta at 1600 GMT and will then meet
Keita , who was detained by the rebel
soldiers in Tuesday’s putsch along with a
number of other Malian government and
army officials , the source from the West
African bloc ECOWAS said on condition of
anonymity.