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Mali: Civilians take to the streets in central Bamako after president seized by mutinying soldiers
11:14 August 19, 2020 AA
Many civilians have been gathering in central Bamako and celebrating the arrival of soldiers to the city center after Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse and several officials were arrested by mutinying soldiers on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as local media reported. Keita and Cisse were taken to the Kati military camp, located 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the capital Bamako, at around 4.30 p.m. local time (1630 GMT), according to Journal du Mali.