Ambulance hit by road bomb in Mali's Gao region [China Economic Information Service (Xinhua)]

[EMT City Administrator]

Ambulance hit by road bomb in Mali's Gao region

BAMAKO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- An ambulance was hit by a road bomb in Mali's northern region of Gao, injuring the driver, according to local sources.

The vehicle was hit in the Bourem zone of Gao on Thursday morning. "A military convoy was the first to fall into an ambush in the Bourem zone and shortly after, an ambulance vehicle stepped on a mine, leaving the driver seriously injured," a Gao resident told Xinhua.

The incident occurred on the same day, when French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Mali for a visit.

The minister's visit was scheduled to begin in Mali's extreme northeastern region of Kidal and end after talks with Malian President Dioncounda Traore and other government officials in the capital Bamako.

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