Al-Qaeda-linked fighters storm Mali prison, block food supplies to Bamako

Malian soldiers are patrolling the area following an attack on Mali's main military base Kati. An al-Qaeda-linked group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, has stormed a main prison housing fighters from the group and set fire to trucks with food supplies heading to the capital Bamako. The Kenieroba Central Prison, housing 2,500 prisoners, including high-value inmates, is located about 60km southwest of Bamako. Malian armed forces are repelling the attack, which is part of a wave of attacks in Mali.