BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by reducing troops in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters.
Soldiers had mutated earlier in the day at Kati’s military base about 15 km (9 miles) outside Bamako and marched on a number of senior and military officials.
A Keita spokeswoman could not be reached for comment.
A 2012 mutiny at the Kati base led to a military coup that killed then-President Amadou Toumani Toure and hastened the fall of Mali’s north to jihadist militants, who continue to operate across the north and center of the West African country.
Keita has been calling for massive protests since June for his dismissal over alleged corruption and tainted security.
Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse published a brief statement calling for dialogue and urgent mutiny soldiers to stand up.
The United States, France, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) all condemned the myth.
Report by Tiemoko Diallo in Bamako and David Lewis in London; Additional reports by Paul Lorgerie in Bamako, Aaron Ross in Dakar, Paul Carsten in Abuja, Tangi Salaün in Paris and Michelle Nichols in the United Nations; Written by Aaron Ross; Edited by Alison Williams and Mark Heinrich
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