Two soldiers killed in north Mali explosion

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Two soldiers were killed in northern Mali and four injured after an improvised explosive device blew up at a checkpoint, the government and the United Nations said on Sunday. "This morning around 8 a.m., two Malian soldiers were killed and four injured following the explosion of an explosive device at a checkpoint near Almoustrate," the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said in a statement, referring to an area about 120 kilometers north of Gao. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1t3KmOM