17 killed in Mali blast

BAMAKO: Seventeen civilians were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in central Mali, security sources and a local official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Diankabou, a small town in central Mali, with a local official telling AFP it was caused by “an explosive device which was planted on the body of a man who had been shot dead.” A security source confirmed the information, saying: “The body exploded, killing 17 people.”