Mali Mutiny

Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television on Thursday, March 22, declaring they had taken over power, after mutinying, storming military bases and seizing the country's television and radio broadcaster

Mali junta leader Captain Amadou Sanogo (L) speaks to his fellow soldiers at the Kati Military camp, in a suburb of Bamako. Mali coup leaders Thursday ordered borders closed after taking over key buildings in thecapital and ousting President Amadou Toumani Toure, sparking international concern and condemnation