Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as armed groups stage coordinated attacks

A Malian soldier during an attack on Mali's main military base - (Reuters)

Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said.

Mali’s army said, “unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks in the capital.” It added that soldiers were “currently engaged in eliminating the attackers.”