Military coup in Mali, President’s palace looted

At least three people have been killed during a military coup in Mali after soldiers ransacked the palace of the country’s president Amadou Toumani Toure. The group claim they’ve suspended the constitution, closed the borders and imposed a night curfew. Plot leaders say the coup began because of military anger about a lack of resources to fight an insurgency in the north of the country. They blame President Toure for the lack of funds and arms. The head of the military junta refu