'Jihadist' attack on Mali tourist resort

Gunmen stormed a resort popular with Westerners, leaving two people dead, the security ministry has said.

Government troops battled the attackers at the luxury resort Le Campement Kangaba, east of the capital Bamako.

According to the security ministry, "one of the terrorists was able to escape, after being injured". He left behind a machine gun and bottles filled with "explosive substances".