Bamako - At least 10 people were killed in a suicide attack in northern Mali, United Nations and government sources said Wednesday, as well as four assailants.
Four suicide bombers exploded their vehicles near the northern town of Tabankort on Tuesday, sources close to the government and the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (Minusma) told dpa.
Ten people were killed on the spot, as well as the suicide bombers, the sources said.
No further details about the attack or the identity of the rebels could be confirmed.
The attack comes a few days after Minusma carried out airstrikes against rebel forces in the area.
The poverty-stricken West African nation is recovering from a March 2012 military coup and an Islamist insurgency that prompted France to send troops to its former colony.
Sapa-dpa