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Source: BBC News
A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the northern Mali town of Gao - the country's first such case, sources say.
The attacker approached a group of soldiers on a motorbike before detonating an explosive belt, injuring one of them, a Malian officer told AFP.
Gao is the most populous city in northern Mali, which was captured by Islamist militants last year.
Meanwhile, there are report of exchanges of fire between rival soldiers in the capital, Bamako.
Read more: BBC News - Mali conflict: 'First suicide bombing' in Gao
A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the northern Mali town of Gao - the country's first such case, sources say.
The attacker approached a group of soldiers on a motorbike before detonating an explosive belt, injuring one of them, a Malian officer told AFP.
Gao is the most populous city in northern Mali, which was captured by Islamist militants last year.
Meanwhile, there are report of exchanges of fire between rival soldiers in the capital, Bamako.
Read more: BBC News - Mali conflict: 'First suicide bombing' in Gao