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image captionPresident Bah Ndaw (centre) is reportedly being held by Malian soldiers near the capital Bamako
UN chief António Guterres has demanded the immediate release of Mali s President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, who have been detained by soldiers.
They were driven by soldiers to a military camp near the capital, Bamako.
The two men have been leading an interim government which took power after a military coup last August.
They were detained just hours after a government reshuffle in which two army officers who took part in the coup were replaced.
Late on Monday, Mr Ouane told AFP in a phone call that soldiers came to get him . The news agency said the line was then cut.
مالي: عسكريون يعتقلون الرئيس نداو ورئيس الوزراء عقب الإعلان
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Soldaten verhaften Malis Präsidenten Bah N Daw
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