Mali junta condemns ‘clear breach’ of airspace by French military plane

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A French military transport aircraft takes off from the French military airbase in Gao, northern Mali, on December 31, 2013. PHOTO | AFP 

Mali’s army-dominated government Wednesday condemned what it called a “clear breach” of its airspace by a French military aircraft this week, warning of potential consequences should such practices continue.

Malian government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga stated that a compla int had been issued to France after one of its military planes travelled between Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan and the northern Malian city of Gao on Tuesday.