Suspect linked to Cote d'Ivoire attack arrested in Mali
268 views · Published 13 January 2017 · 0:32 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2017 · News & Politics
Authorities have arrested a man believed to be linked to an Al Qaeda attack on a beach town in neighbouring Cote D'Ivoire. The terrorist attack killed 19 people early last year. The suspect was arrested in the town of Gossi in northern Mali by French soldiers involved in a regional operation against Islamist militant groups and was then handed over to Malian authorities. Defence ministry spokesman gave the suspect's name as Mimi Ould Baba Ould Cheick (SHEIKH). Both Cote d'Ivoire and Mali have arrested suspects in the wake of the attack.
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