“A group of Malian anti-progressive officers and non-commissioned officers attempted a coup on the night of May 11-12, 2022,” RIA Novosti quoted the statement as saying.
It is noted that the military group was supported by the “Western state”.
According to the ministry, the coup attempt was thwarted.
On February 1, the media reported that in the capital of the African country of Guinea-Bissau, gunfire was heard near the government building.
A machine gun was fired during a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by President Umaro Sissoko Embalo.
The West African Economic Community has issued a condemnation of the shooting.
The organization called the incident "an attempted coup."