Key facts
- Eight people were killed and 42 injured in Mali when a passenger bus hit a land mine.
- The incident occurred on a road west of the capital Bamako.
- The area is known to be operated in by al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM).
- Africa Corps, a Russian paramilitary group, blamed JNIM for the attack.
- No group has claimed responsibility for laying the land mine.
Eight people were killed and 42 injured in Mali when a civilian bus struck a land mine on Monday. The incident occurred on a road west of the capital Bamako, an area where the al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group operates. Africa Corps, a Russian paramilitary group active in Mali, attributed the attack to JNIM. However, no group has yet claimed responsibility for the land mine. This event follows coordinated assaults by JNIM and a Tuareg-dominated rebel group in April, after which JNIM announced a blockade of Bamako and established checkpoints on major roads.