The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on the Niger river and an army position at Bamba, in the northern Gao region with "a provisional toll of 49 civilians and 15 soldiers killed", according to a government statement.
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Mali river boat, base attacks kill 64
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AFP
Bamako, Mali
Attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday by suspected jihadists
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