RABAT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th May, 2021) Five people were killed in an attack by unknown assailants on a security checkpoint in central Mali, a military source told Sputnik on Sunday.
According to the source, a group of armed men opened fire randomly at the checkpoint, killing a police officer and four civilians.
Mali, a state located in the African Sahel region, infamous for terrorist activities and related insecurity, is regularly rocked by jihadist attacks, killings, and abductions.
