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The Defense Minister of Mali, Sadio Camara, lost his life during a terrorist assault at his home on a military installation near the nation’s capital on Saturday, according to reports from French radio station RFI released Sunday.<\/p>

The deadly incident occurred at the Kati military compound located outside Bamako, where the extremist organization JNIM, which maintains connections to al Qaeda, carried out the fatal attack on Camara’s residence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sadio Camara, Mali’s Defense Minister, was fatally attacked at a military installation outside the capital city. 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