A European Union military training centre in Mali, where 11 Defence Force personnel are working, remainson high alert after a weekend attack from what are presumed to have been Islamic anti-western forces.
An as yet unknown number of attackers were killed in the incident. Three Malian soldiers were wounded but have since been released from hospital. No Irish military personnel were injured, according to the Defence Forces.
The attack happened at around 3am on Sunday when two vehicles loaded with explosives approached the Koulikoro Training Centre which is approximately 100 kilometres east, north east of the capital, Bamako.
The attackers approached the main, southern side, entrance gate to the centre, dismounted their vehicles and began firing.
Force protection soldiers at the centre repulsed the attack, according to the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.
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