{"id":29505,"date":"2020-09-02T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T09:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29505"},"modified":"2020-09-02T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T09:43:38","slug":"mali-ousted-president-hospitalised-as-french-troops-gun-down-1-civilian-wound-2-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29505","title":{"rendered":"MALI: Ousted President hospitalised, as French troops gun down 1 civilian, wound 2 others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mali-President-Ibrahim-Boubacar-Keita.jpg\" alt=\"Mali President dissolves constitutional court over lingering anti-govt protests\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ousted Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta has been admitted to a hospital in the capital Bamako, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday quoting two anonymous sources at a clinic where the former leader is reportedly being treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after the 75-year-old politician was detained for 10 days by the military junta which deposed the former leader before he announced his resignation and was later freed to stay at his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/mali-coup-leaders-ecowas-envoy-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-transitional-govt\/\">Mali<\/a>\u00a0had been calling for his resignation for months, blaming him for economic decline, corruption and a failure to contain a jihadist insurgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, France\u2019s army command in Mali has said French troops killed a civilian and wounded two others after a bus did not slow down in a volatile area despite their visual warnings and warning shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred about 50km (30 miles) from the city of Gao in the conflict-hit country\u2019s north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French army command&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/africa\">said<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday the troops fired warning shots in the ground but two bullets ricocheted and hit the windscreen, wounding three people, including one fatally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ousted Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta has been admitted to a hospital in the capital Bamako, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday quoting two anonymous sources at a clinic where the former leader is reportedly being treated. 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