Coordinated gunmen strike Mali capital and beyond with explosions and sustained gunfire

Roads were sealed as militants hit multiple groups at once

Militants carried out a coordinated assault in Bamako and other parts of Mali on Saturday morning, the army said. Witnesses reported two loud explosions and sustained gunfire near the Kati military base before 6 a.m. Soldiers were deployed to block roads, suggesting a planned, multi-location operation rather than isolated attacks.