Mali Interim President Doing ‘Very Well’ After Stabbing Attack

Mali’s interim leader Colonel Assimi Goita announced on national television that he is doing “very well” following an attempt on his life in the … Continue reading Mali Interim President Doing ‘Very Well’ After Stabbing Attack

By Solomon Elusoji

Updated July 20, 2021

Security personnel escort an alleged attacker (C) from The Grand Fayçal Mosque in Bamako on July 20, 2021, after two assailants attempted to stab Mali’s interim transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita during Eid al-Adha prayers at the mosque in the Malian capital. Mali’s interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was “safe and sound”, his office said, after an assassination attempt by two men, one wielding a knife, during prayers at a mosque in Bamako. An AFP journalist who witnessed the attack said the assailants lunged at Goita, who was quickly whisked away by security.

Mali’s interim leader Colonel Assimi Goita announced on national television that he is doing “very well” following an attempt on his life in the capital Bamako on Tuesday.

“That’s part of being a leader, there are always malcontents,” he said in a statement broadcast on state channel ORTM. “There are people who at any time may want to try things to cause instability”.

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