Military detain Mali's president, prime minister and defence minister

The country's military arrested the leaders hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier.

Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali’s transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier, the African Union and United Nations said. The country's military arrested the leaders hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier. A joint statement issued along with the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of the international community called for the immediate release of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were taken to the Kati military headquarters.