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Large-scale attacks at multiple junta strongholds last weekend killed the country\u2019s defense minister, and militants have since begun blocking certain entry points into the capital, Bamako. The cancelation of the flights was due to \u201cthe cost difference related to the increase in kerosene prices, as well as the security situation in Mali,\u201d said the government body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAMAKO EgyptAir has canceled its Hajj flights to and from crisis-struck Mali, directly impacting more than 4,000 people, the country\u2019s pilgrimage-organizing body said Saturday. The cancelations come as the west African nation faces a dire security situation, with separatist and militant rebels targeting its authoritarian junta. Large-scale attacks at multiple junta strongholds last weekend killed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-544340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4,000 EgyptAir Hajj flights canceled in crisis-struck Mali<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/4000-egyptair-hajj-flights-canceled-in-crisis-struck-mali\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4,000 EgyptAir Hajj flights canceled in crisis-struck Mali\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BAMAKO EgyptAir has canceled its Hajj flights to and from crisis-struck Mali, directly impacting more than 4,000 people, the country\u2019s pilgrimage-organizing body said Saturday. 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