"Mali hit by first suicide bombing"

[applegrove]

Mali hit by first suicide bombing

al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/02/20132942121755772.html?utm_content=automate&utm_campaign=Trial6&utm_source=NewSocialFlow&utm_term=plustweets&utm_medium=MasterAccount

"SNIP............................................

suicide bomber has blown himself up in Mali, the West African country's first such attack and a sign that the al-Qaeda-linked fighters are shifting towards guerrilla tactics.

The attacker rode a motorcycle on Friday up to an army checkpoint in Gao, the largest town in the north, and detonated an explosive belt, wounding one soldier, an officer said.

The young Tuareg was dressed as a paramilitary officer and also carried a larger bomb that failed to detonate.

The attack was claimed by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), one of a trio of armed groups that occupied northern Mali for 10 months before France sent in fighter jets, attack helicopters and 4,000 troops to drive them out.

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[applegrove]

1. Vibes that it is a one off event.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Well, that was kind of a fail--except for the suicide part.

I guess you can't really practice for something like that. A couple of dry runs and hope for the worst.