Truck tanker explosion in Mali capital kills six, wounds 46

A fuel tanker exploded during a traffic accident in the centre of Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday. Six people were killed and 46 others wounded, an emergency response official said. The tanker swerved out of the way of a motorcycle, lost control, crashed on its side and exploded, a witness told Reuters. The witness said the flames reached onlookers, who ran to put themselves out in nearby gutters. There are no suggestions that the accident had any link with Islamist groups who carry out attacks in the West African country.