Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said today, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West Africa al Qaeda affiliate. A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker drove into Camara's residence in the town of Kati, the spokesperson, Issa ​Ousmane ​Coulibaly, said in a statement read out on state television. A firefight ensued, and Camara sustained injuries from which he later died in a hospital, ​Coulibaly said, adding that Mali would observe two days of mourning. The statement followed media reports earlier in the day, including by Reuters, that Camara had been killed during the operation in Kati, roughly 15km north of the capital Bamako, where the army's main base is located.…