Malian military junta supporters gesture at the airport in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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A Malian junta supporter holds a sign reading "Down with the imperialists, down with ECOWAS, down with ADO," during a protest at the Bamako aiport on March 29, 2012 in Mali's capital. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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A Malian soldier looks at the arrival of an Air France aircraft at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012 after a meeting of West African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Malian junta supporters hold a sign reading "Down with ECOWAS, long live Mali" during a protest at the airport in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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Malian military junta leader Amadou Sanogo (C) waves as he arrives at the airport in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart on March 29 when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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Malian military junta leader Amadou Sanogo (C) arrives at the airport in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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Malian military junta supporters surround a car loaded with soldiers at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012 in Bamako, Mali. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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Adversaries of the Malian military coup demonstrate outside the "Bourse du travail" in Bamako, Mali, on March 29, 2012. The banner translates as "Give us back our democracy." A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Men roll up the red carpet at the Bamako airport on March 29, 2012. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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A Malian soldier stands at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012 in Bamako, Mali. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration on the airport's runway.
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Malian soldiers stand outside Bamako airport on March 29, 2012. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration on the airport's runway. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Malian soldiers gather at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration at the airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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A Malian soldier stands at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration at the airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Malian soldiers stand near a tank at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration at the airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Riot police stand near demonstrators outside the "Bourse du travail" in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012 during clashes between pro-junta supporters and adversaries of the military coup. A meeting of west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart today when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport. Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure was chased out of power just five weeks before the end of his term in office ahead of elections on April 29, by soldiers angry at his handling of a two-month-old Tuareg rebellion in the north.
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Malian military junta leader Amadou Sanogo speaks to supporters at Bamako airport on March 29, 2012 in Bamako, Mali's capital. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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A Malian junta supporter holds a cardboard sign reading "Down with ATT, long live the CMRDRE" during a protest at the airport in Bamako, Mali's capital, on March 29, 2012. A bid by west African leaders to seek a return to democratic rule in Mali fell apart Thursday when the team turned back mid-air after a pro-coup demonstration in Bamako airport.
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Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (C) and Alassane Ouattara (R), leader of the Ecowas west African bloc and Ivory Coast president, leave after a meeting of west African leaders at the Felix Houphouet Boigny airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on March 29, 2012. The bloc of West African states set coup leaders in Mali a three-day ultimatum to restore constitutional order or face diplomatic and economic isolation. The junta last week chased President Amadou Toumani Toure from power, citing his government's "incompetent" handling of a rebellion by Tuareg desert warriors in the country's north.
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