Night attack
Policemen killed in Mali
Bamako — Three policemen were killed by suspected jihadists in an overnight attack in central Mali, police and military sources said on January 20.
The three policemen were shot dead in an overnight attack near the town of Mopti while on duty, a military source said. Confirming the attack, a local police official said the trio were ambushed about 60 kilometres from Mopti, once a popular tourist destination.
Some areas of Mali fell under the control of jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda in 2012. — AFP