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France condemns 'coup d'état' in Mali

Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also says France is seeking an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation.

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France has condemned the ousting of transitional leaders in Mali who had been tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, reports FRANCE 24.

Calling the ousters a "coup d'état", President Emmanuel Macron threatened sanctions by the European Union.

"We are ready in the coming hours to take targeted sanctions" against those responsible, Macron said in Brussels after a summit of bloc's 27 leaders.

Earlier, foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told parliament in Paris that France was seeking an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council -- of which France is a permanent member -- to discuss the situation.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.