The French forces of Operation Barkhane were struck, Monday, June 21 in the morning, by a car bomb attack in the district of Kaigourou, in Gossi (central Mali), according to information from France 24. According to local sources , the large explosion left several people injured.

A witness reported that several helicopters were dispatched from Gao.

#Mali #Barkhane hit this morning by a car bomb in the Kaigourou district in #Gossi several injured and large explosion according to local sources // several helicopters dispatched from #Gao according to witness pic.twitter.com/HcsUXNKoUw

- Wassim Nasr (@SimNasr) June 21, 2021

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