02.11.2017 - 14:47 [ France 24 ]

Protests against French forces in Mali turn deadly

(18.4.2016) Demonstrators stormed an airport runway in northern Mali on Monday to protest against arrests by French forces of people suspected of links to Islamist militants who operate in the region, local officials and witnesses said. (…)

A doctor in Kidal’s health centre said two died from gunshot wounds. It was not clear why the airport was targeted or why women were the main participants in the protest.