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Suicide bombers stopped in north Mali

GAO, Mali, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Villagers in northern Mali arrested two men with explosives strapped to their bodies Saturday, authorities said.

The men were riding donkeys when they were stopped about 12 miles north of Gao, Radio France Internationale reported.

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On the same road Friday, a Tuareg dressed as a paramilitary officer detonated an explosive belt at a checkpoint, wounding a soldier, an officer said. A larger bomb did not go off.

The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao) claimed responsibility for the Friday attack.

The Malian military increased security in the Gao area Saturday.

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