West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday expressed “strong condemnation” of attacks which a day earlier hit the capital of Mali whose junta says it is quitting the regional body, according to AFP.
The Economic Community of West African States said in a statement that it “wishes to reaffirm its condemnation of any terrorist attack which threatens the peace and security of people in the West African region”.
It “wants to reiterate its strong commitment in favour of any initiative” favourable to peace, it added.
Bamako was on Tuesday hit by a deadly attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked group. The Malian capital is normally spared the sort of attacks that occur almost daily in some parts of the West African country.
Details of the toll from the attack on a military police training centre and airport have not been released.
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