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.
