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| Mali 'Islamists' blow up bridge near Gao | Mali 'Islamists' blow up bridge near Gao |
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| Suspected Islamists have blown up a bridge near Mali's northern town of Gao, the army says. | Suspected Islamists have blown up a bridge near Mali's northern town of Gao, the army says. |
| The bridge near Bentia is on the only route between Gao and neighbouring Niger. | The bridge near Bentia is on the only route between Gao and neighbouring Niger. |
| The attack comes a day after shells were fired into Gao, also by suspected Islamists. | The attack comes a day after shells were fired into Gao, also by suspected Islamists. |
| Islamist militants controlled the whole of northern Mali until France and several African countries ousted them earlier this year. | Islamist militants controlled the whole of northern Mali until France and several African countries ousted them earlier this year. |
| An election was held in July amid efforts to reunite the country and restore democracy. | |
| Last week, the MNLA ethnic Tuareg separatist rebels attacked Kidal, the main town north of Gao, after saying they were pulling out of a peace deal. | |
| The MNLA formed an alliance with several al-Qaeda-linked groups in 2012 but this soon broke down, with the Islamists seizing control of the major northern towns. |