2017 Gao bombing | |
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Part of Northern Mali Conflict | |
Location | Gao, Mali |
Coordinates | 16°15′25″N 0°00′22″W / 16.257°N 0.006°W |
Date | 18 January 2017 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, car bombing |
Weapons | explosives |
Deaths | 78 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 120 estimated |
Perpetrators | Al-Mourabitoun |
On 18 January 2017, a suicide bomber drove a vehicle filled with explosives into a military camp near Gao, Mali, killing 77 people and injuring at least 115. The incident is the deadliest terrorist attack in Malian history.[1]