[1]Screen capture of police forces in Bamako, Mali after the terrorist attack
A shooting in a restaurant in Bamako, capital city of Mali, claimed the lives of five people [2]on Friday night, March, 6. The attack took place around midnight in a restaurant called La Terrasse [3] in Downtown Bamako and a dozen people are seriously injured. Two suspects are in detention and are being interrogated by security forces. A local officer reports that [4] the two individuals were armed and hooded. One burst into the restaurant and opened fire. Three Malians, one French and one Belgian were killed. A local blogger posted a video of police forces as they come to investigate the crime scene:
Global Voices contributor Marc- André Boisvert wrote on Twitter that such an attack was inevitable, given that Mali is still trying to re-establish peace [5] in the northern region:
We all knew it would happen in #Bamako [6]. We all knew that the rue du #BlaBla [7] would be a target. But we are still shocked #Mali [8]
— Marc-André Boisvert (@boisvertma) March 7, 2015 [9]
Philippe Paoletta [10], a resident of Bamako, agrees with Marc-André:
Everyone always thought this was bound to happen at some point in #bamako [11]. Doesn't make it any less shocking or horrifying. Rip
— Phil Paɔlεtta (@philinthe_) March 7, 2015 [12]
All our thoughts are with the victims of the attack.