Four prisoners in Mali’s capital Bamako have died after a “mutiny” which saw inmates break out of their cells and attack prison guards. “A mutiny occurred at the Bamako Central Remand Prison,” he said in a statement published on Saturday. Four prisoners died and eight more people were wounded, including one prison guard, the statement said. The government said the prison had been secured, that no inmates had escaped, and that it had launched an investigation. Keita is under pressure to solve several crises afflicting Mali, including a flailing economy and chronic insecurity.

Source: Punch June 06, 2020 10:30 UTC