Soldiers in Mali reportedly detained the country's president after surrounding his residence on Tuesday — raising fears of a coup after months of protests.
A screen grab captured from a video shows soldiers on a military vehicle being greeted by citizens gathered at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali, on Tuesday. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.A screen grab captured from a video shows soldiers on a military vehicle being greeted by citizens gathered at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali, on Tuesday. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Demonstrators had taken to the streets tired of corruption and of a government that seemed unable to tamp down an Islamist insurgency in the West African country. In the morning, soldiers took over a huge army base outside the capital. By afternoon, local news reported the soldiers had arrested Keita.
France, which has thousands of troops in the country, called for maintaining constitutional order in Mali. The African Union called for the soldiers to immediately release the president and other government officials. "I strongly condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other members of the Malian Government and call for their immediate release," African Union President Moussa Faki Mahamat1/3:Je condamne énergiquement l'arrestation du President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, le Premier Ministre et autres membres du Gouvernement maliens et appelle à leur libération immédiate.
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