Mali accuses Algeria of shooting down a surveillance drone, recalls ambassador


BAMAKO, Mali (Reuters) -Mali accused neighbouring Algeria of shooting down one of its surveillance drones near their shared border in a statement read out by the security minister on national TV on Sunday.

The West African country and its allies Burkina Faso and Niger will recall their ambassadors from Algeria for consultations over the incident, they said in a separate joint statement on Sunday.

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