00:01Days after at least 15 people were killed in a deadly attack in a fuel tank of Congo, western Mali,
00:07AFP is reporting based on local sources that authorities are putting the blame on journalists.
00:14The assault came amid a months-long thrift earthquake that had only recently begun to ease.
00:20Local officials say dozens of tankers were set ablaze on Thursday along a key road linking the Seminoleese border to the city of Kaos.
00:30The Al-Qaeda linked group for the support for Islam and Muslims, known as Jameen, said it ambushed Mali forces in the area, but did not mention the tankers.
00:42Since September, the group has repeatedly targeted few countries as part of a brigade aimed at choking Mali's economy.
00:51While attacks had declined in recent weeks, and fuel supplies were improving, especially in the capital Banco,
00:57the state's assault marked the deadliest strike of its kind since early December, raising fresh fears of renewables.
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