Hi All,
I arrived in Mopti the day after the latest attack took place. There were actually two attacks. The first one happened closer to Gao and involved the Health Minister. Apparently no-one was hurt in that attack. That one took place a little while before this latest incident. This latest incident is the first one that took place south of the Niger and took plcae in the area of Douentza. I know that none of the Europeans got injured or anything, however both the driverr and the guide/translator were killed. All belongs and the car etc were stolen. I know that the group was german speaking. The tour driving fraternity in the area is very worried since and it is difficult to get drivers at the moment to drive individuals cars from T down to Mopti. We did it with a Songhai driver and had no problems at all. I have a feeling the situation will calm down again very soon. Hope this helps and have fun whoever travels in the area.
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