Mali : Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers'

Fierce fighting has broken out in northern Mali with Tuareg rebels saying they have taken control of the town of Bamba from the army.
It comes after the separatist fighters said they had killed more than 80 soldiers in the centre of the country.

The government confirmed an army base in the Mopti region had been targeted on Thursday, but gave no details.