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Malian police arrest two suspects over terrorist fuel supplies in Kayes

By , based on Mali Actu

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Malian police arrested two men suspected of supplying fuel to terrorist armed groups in Kayes on 16 and 18 October 2026. Investigators are seeking to establish the scale of the network and identify any accomplices, according to Mali Actu.

Malian national police arrested two men suspected of supplying fuel to terrorist armed groups in Kayes on 16 and 18 October 2026, according to Mali Actu. The arrests were carried out by the police station in the 2nd district of the western Malian city.

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