US Embassy in Mali Issues Security Alert, Warns Citizens of Possible Terrorist Attack

Nigerien soldiers patrol outside the Diffa airport in southeast Niger, where violence has spread from neighboring Nigeria. (AFP/Issouf SANOGO)

The US Embassy in Mali issued a security alert on Friday, advising its citizens that a terrorist attack may be planned in Bamako through the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.

The attack may be targeting locations frequented by Westerners, including embassies, hotels, and restaurants, the embassy noted.