Attack on Mali's interim president Assimi Goita, attacker attempted to stab

One of two armed men attempted to stab Mali's interim president Assimi Goita with a knife in the capital Bamako on Tuesday.

Mali's interim president Assimi Goita was stabbed by assailants on Tuesday. During prayers at a large mosque in the capital Bamako, an AFP journalist saw one of two armed men attack President Assimi Goita  with a knife.

This attack on the President has been done during the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha. According to the journalist, President Goita has been taken from the scene.