France bombs Islamist hide-out in Gao police station France bombed Islamist targets in northern Mali on Monday following a string of guerrilla attacks by the extremists. In a pre-dawn attack, witnesses said a French army helicopter destroyed a central police station in the northern city of Gao from where rebels from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) had opened fire from the station on Malian troops Sunday, sparking an hours-long street battle. Images of the aftermath and soundbites from residents.ATTENTION: IMAGES OF HUMAN BODY PARTS