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Demonstration Alert: Bamako (Mali), May 28 Pro Russia-Mali Defense Agreement Demonstration
Demonstration Alert - U.S. Embassy, Bamako, Mali - May 28, 2021
The National Youth Movement for the Support of Cooperation Mali-Russia (MNJSC Mali-Russia) is calling for a demonstration to demand a Mali-Russia defense agreement. The demonstration is slated to occur at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 28, 2021, in the vicinity of the Esplanade de la Bourse du Travail. Malian authorities are aware of, but have not yet approved, the protest.
Demonstrations sometimes turn violent, resulting in the burning of tires, clashes with the police, blockage on the roads and bridges, throwing of rocks at vehicles, the deployment of tear gas, and small arms fire.