Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 northern Malian towns; 1 soldier wounded
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say at least five suicide bombers have attempted attacks in northern Mali.
Four of the men entered the town of Gossi at around 4:30 a.m. Friday.
Sidi Ben Hamou, an elected official in the town, said that the bombers were carrying their explosives in water bottles.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At least one Malian soldier was wounded when three of the men blew themselves up at a checkpoint. The fourth suicide bomber was killed by soldiers while attempting to reach a military camp.
Meanwhile, another attack in the town of Menaka struck a military position for soldiers from neighboring Niger.
Al-Qaida-linked militants have launched a series of suicide attacks in northern Mali since being ousted from the region's major towns by the French-led military operation.