BBC News with John Jason

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1、BBCNewswithJohnJasonTheMalianarmybackedbyFrenchforceshasrepelledanattackbyIslamistmilitantsinthenortherncityofTimbuktu.Frenchtroopspushedthemilitantsoutofthecityearlierthisyear,butsporaticfightinghascontinued.TommaFessyreportsfromBamako.Whathappenedisthata

2、groupofJihadistsmanagedtoinfiltratethetownovernight.AlongfirefightlastedhoursovernightbetweentheJihadfightersandtheMalianarmy.It'sonlywhentheFrenchintervenesonthegroundandbytheairaccordingtotheresidentstherethatthebattlewastakentoanendthisafternoon.AMalian

3、officerIspoketooverthephonetoldmethathewasabletoconfirmthatdeathofatleast8Jihadfighters.AndhetoldmethatoneMaliansoldierwasalsokilledinthefiercefightingthisafternoon,andfourotherswounded.Nigerian尼日利亚troopssaythey'vekilled14suspectedmembersoftheIslamistrebel

4、groupBokoHaraminaraidonabuildinginthenortherncityofKano.Amilitaryspokesmansaidasoldierwaskilledintheraidandapotentialsuicidebomberwasarrested.FromLagos,here'sTomiOladipo. ResidentsinsomepartsofKanosaidtheyheardexplosionsandgunfireasthesoldiersfoughtIslamis

5、tmilitantsonSundaymorning.Amilitaryspokesmansayssecurityforcesfoundseveralweaponsbelongingtotheextremistsincludingacarloadedwithexplosives,possiblytobeusedforanEasterSundayattack.There'sbeennoindependentconfirmationofthedetailsofthisclash.InthepastmajorChr

6、istianholidaysinnorthernNigeriahavebeenblackedbybombattacksparticularlytargetingchurches.MuchoftheviolenceacrosstheregionhasbeenblamedontheradicalBokoHaramsect. DoctorsinSouthAfricareportingafurtherimprovementintheconditionoftheformerpresidentNelsonMandela

7、.PresidentJacobZumathankedthatthousandsofpeoplewhoprayedfortheformerleaderatvariousEasterchurchservicesovertheweekend.FromJohannesburg,here'sPeterBiles. AstatementfromtheSouthAfricanpresidencysaidNelsonMandelahadhadarestfuldayandwascontinuingtoreceivetreat

8、mentforhislunginfection.ThegovernmentinPretoriasaysit'ssatisfiedthathe'sgettingthebestpossiblemedicalcaretoenablehisrecoveryandcomfort.Anddoctorshavereportedafurtherimprovementafterfourdaysinhospital.They'ven