Joyce Hackel

Joyce Hackel

Joyce Hackel is a producer at The World.

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Mali’s Conflict Takes Ominous Turn

February 8, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
An inhabitant of Gao, inspects the wreckage of a motorbike used by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a checkpoint north of Gao. (Photo: Francois Rihouay/Reuters)

An inhabitant of Gao, inspects the wreckage of a motorbike used by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a checkpoint north of Gao. (Photo: Francois Rihouay/Reuters)

Turmoil continues to grip Mali, weeks after French forces liberated the north of the country from Islamist rebels.

Friday, the first suicide bombing of the conflict took place in Gao, while government troops in the capital city Bamako started fighting amongst themselves.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lydia Polgreen of The New York Times in Bamako.

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