Bodies of eight slain soldiers found in northern Mali
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BAMAKO -- The bodies of eight Malian soldiers killed in an ambush by suspected Islamist fighters last week have been discovered in the West African nation's desert north, a local lawmaker and army officer said on Monday.
The soldiers went missing a week ago after their convoy was attacked on the road between the towns of Gao and Menaka.
"They were killed in the fighting last week ... There are eight of them. I have two nephews who were killed," said Badian Ag Hamatou, a member of parliament from Menaka. "They were encircled by the jihadists."
