AFP 2012-07-04 17:01:54 -
Protesters from northern Mali hold a sit-in on July 4, 2012, in Bamako, to protest against Islamists who have enforced strict sharia, destroyed ancient shrines and trapped residents with landmines in their region. Some 2,000 people gathered in the pouring rain at the Independence Square monument in Bamako chanting: "We want weapons to liberate the north." AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATE
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