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Mouritania urges president to free detained traders
Media outlets and residents in Mauritania have been reporting the detention of around 20 Mauritanian traders who were traveling from Côte d'Ivoire to their country via Mali. They were arrested near Bamako by the Malian army, amid unclear reasons. The families of those detained indicated that they were just returning to Mauritania and had been in contact with them before their arrest. They have called on the Mauritanian president to intervene and secure their release. So far, there has been no official statement from either the Malian or Mauritanian authorities. However, the incident comes at a time of heightened security concerns in Mali, where military forces are conducting intensive operations against terrorist elements. Local sources have circulated reports of a thwarted attempt by terrorists to infiltrate the Kati military area, along with videos showing the detained Mauritanian traders in military vehicles under the guard of Malian forces, though their nationalities have not been officially confirmed.
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