Mali president's accused attacker dies

Updated July 26 2021 - 8:25am, first published 8:20am
Interim President Assimi Goita escaped unharmed after a man tried to stab him at a mosque in Bamako.
Interim President Assimi Goita escaped unharmed after a man tried to stab him at a mosque in Bamako.

A man accused of attempting to stab Mali's Interim President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security services, the government says.

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