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Mali's presidential election ends without incident

AFP , Sunday 28 Jul 2013

Mali's presidential vote runs smoothly, despite al-Qaeda threats

Polling closed in Mali without any major incidents on Sunday after a presidential election expected to usher in a new dawn of peace and stability in the conflict-scarred west African nation.

The vote had been conducted in the shadow of a threat by an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group to "strike" polling stations but there had been no reports of violence as booths across the country shut at 6:00pm (1800 GMT).

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