Violent protests in Mali's capital kill 3, injure several
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Protests in Mali's capital against the arrest of a popular activist radio host have turned violent, leaving at least three people dead and several injured.
These are the first major protests in Bamako since a military coup in 2012.
Dozens took to the streets in Hamdallaye neighborhood Wednesday in support of radio personality Ras Bath.
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Activist Yelimady Konate says protesters knocked down the door of the courtroom where Bath was having his hearing. He says Bath was arrested Monday before hosting a radio talk show discussing Mali's army.
Protester Mama Camara says he saw three dead and several hurt at a clinic where he was looking for friends.
A doctor there, Makan Diakite, says some people had been hit by bullets.