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3 dead, 32 wounded after police open fire at Mali protest

Original Publication Date: July 12, 2016 1:07AM
Publication Updated: April 28, 2025 1:34AM

BAMAKO, Mali – Hospital officials in northern Mali say at least three people are dead and 32 wounded after a protest in the town of Gao turned violent.

One protester, Attayoub Maiga, said demonstrators were marching peacefully Tuesday when police opened fire as they approached the town’s central market near police headquarters.

There was no immediate comment from police. The Malian government had banned the demonstration of people opposed to a peace accord signed more than a year ago with various armed groups in the north.

Boubacar Maiga, an official at Gao’s hospital, confirmed the deaths.

Despite the peace accord, extremists have continued to mount attacks against Malian soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers.

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