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Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, leaving 12 people dead, including three soldiers and nine attackers, the defence ministry said.

Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighboring Mauritania before dawn today, leaving up to six people dead, including two soldiers and four attackers, a town resident and an army nurse said.

Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighbouring Mauritania before dawn on Saturday, leaving 12 people dead, including three soldiers and nine attackers, the defence ministry said.

Suspected Islamist fighters attacked a town in western Mali near the border with neighboring Mauritania before dawn today, leaving up to six people dead, including two soldiers and four attackers, a town resident and an army nurse said.