11 people dead & dozens injured as bus EXPLODES in fireball & flips onto roof in Mali

A HORROR blast has left 11 people dead and dozens injured as a bus exploded in a massive fireball in Mali. Officials say at least 53 people were injured after the bus was hit by an explosive device in the Mopti area on Thursday. TwitterAt least 11 people were killed in the blast[/caption] TwitterThe blast happened on Thursday in the Mopti area[/caption] The explosion happened on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said. The region is known as a hotbed for jihadist violence. Earlier, police and local sources gave a provisional toll of 10 dead and many seriously injured. Moussa Housseyni of the local Bandiagara Youth Association said: “We have just transferred nine bodies to the clinic. And it’s not over yet.” Mali has long struggled with a jihadist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes.