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Suicide attack kills two Malian soldiers in north

GAO - Two Malian soldiers and at least two Islamist militants were killed on Saturday in a suicide attack on an army unit in the north of the country, a senior Malian officer said.
Colonel Kassim Goita, a senior commander of Malian troops in the northern town of Gao, said the attack took place in a village called Hamakouladji, 45 km (28 miles) to the north. Eight soldiers were wounded and clashes were ongoing, he added.