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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Baba Ahmed and Ope Adetayo

Armed group linked to al-Qaida sets fuel trucks ablaze as it blockades imports to Mali

Mali-Fuel Blockade - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A West African armed group affiliated to al-Qaida set fire to fuel tankers in Mali over the weekend, videos showed, as the militants sought to tighten their grip on the country's economy by banning fuel imports from neighboring countries.

The trucks were coming from Ivory Coast and were attacked in Sikasso region in the south of the country, according to a security source in Sikasso who confirmed the videos to The Associated Press.

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