Gunfire heard at Mali army base as soldiers mutiny outside capital August 18, 2020 at 03:06AM

Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Mali's capital Bamako as diplomatic and security sources said a mutiny was under way. Local residents and security sources said there was gunfire at the army base in Kati, about 15 km (9 miles) outside Bamako, where a mutiny in 2012 led to a coup d'etat. "Yes, mutiny. The military has taken up arms," a security source said.