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| Mali coup: Britons warned to leave country | Mali coup: Britons warned to leave country |
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| British citizens have been warned to leave the African state of Mali unless they have "urgent business" there following a military coup. | British citizens have been warned to leave the African state of Mali unless they have "urgent business" there following a military coup. |
| In the north of Mali - part of the Sahara Desert - a rebellion by ethnic Tuaregs appears to be gaining ground. | In the north of Mali - part of the Sahara Desert - a rebellion by ethnic Tuaregs appears to be gaining ground. |
| The Foreign Office has changed its travel advice following a coup on 21 March and specifically warned people to be cautious in the capital, Bamako. | The Foreign Office has changed its travel advice following a coup on 21 March and specifically warned people to be cautious in the capital, Bamako. |
| It is not thought many Britons are in the impoverished country. | It is not thought many Britons are in the impoverished country. |
| Rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) are trying to carve out a homeland for the Tuareg people. | Rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) are trying to carve out a homeland for the Tuareg people. |
| The rebels have attacked the strategically important northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to them. | The rebels have attacked the strategically important northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to them. |
| The Foreign Office said: "We advise against all travel to Mali and you should leave if you have no pressing need to remain." | The Foreign Office said: "We advise against all travel to Mali and you should leave if you have no pressing need to remain." |
| The Malian President, Amadou Toumani Toure, was toppled in the coup and replaced by army officers. | The Malian President, Amadou Toumani Toure, was toppled in the coup and replaced by army officers. |
| A night time curfew has been lifted but the Foreign Office said: "We continue to advise British nationals in Bamako to exercise caution and stay away from crowds and demonstrations when travelling around the city. | A night time curfew has been lifted but the Foreign Office said: "We continue to advise British nationals in Bamako to exercise caution and stay away from crowds and demonstrations when travelling around the city. |
| "There have been reports of some shops beginning to run low on supplies and of long queues forming outside some banks. | "There have been reports of some shops beginning to run low on supplies and of long queues forming outside some banks. |
| "Given ongoing instability in the country, and now that the airport has re-opened, you should leave if you have no pressing need to remain," he added. | "Given ongoing instability in the country, and now that the airport has re-opened, you should leave if you have no pressing need to remain," he added. |
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