Article Photos: Locals: Mali suicide bomber tied to terror leader



Malian soldiers man a bridge at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali, Friday Feb. 8, 2013, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed himself attempting to blow up an army checkpoint. It was the first known time a suicide bomber operated in Mali. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malian soldiers man a bridge at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali, Friday Feb. 8, 2013, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed himself attempting to blow up an army checkpoint. It was the first known time a suicide bomber operated in Mali. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)