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Mali junta leader Goita to attend funeral of defence minister killed in rebel attacks

Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed during an assault on his residence outside Bamako on 25 April. © AFP - FANNY NOARO-KABRE

Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita is expected to attend the funeral on Thursday of Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara, who was killed in an assault on his home during attacks that have destabilised the army's grip on power.

Camara, 47, died last weekend after a truck packed with explosives targeted his residence in Kati on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, the Malian government said.

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