BAMAKO, Sept 13 (NNN-GNA) — Flights from the Malian capital, Bamako, to the northern cities of Timbuktu and Gao have been cancelled due to insecurity.
Several shells landed near Timbuktu airport on Monday.
A United Nations camp was hit.
Malian authorities on Monday reportedly imposed a 30-day curfew on Timbuktu. The city has been under a blockade for the past month after militants cut off road and river routes.
There are concerns of further instability as thousands of UN peacekeepers pull out of the country following a request by the military rulers who seized power in a coup.
Both Timbuktu and Gao have also seen fighting between the army and predominantly Tuareg rebels. — NNN-AGENCIES
