Organizers lament cancellation of Timbuktu music festival

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FILE-In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, a Tuareg woman who was affected by gunfire which destroyed many homes is photographed, in Timbuktu , Mali. Organizers say the last-minute cancellation of a well-known music festival in Timbuktu marks a missed opportunity to bring hope to a former tourist hub struggling to recover after years of extremist threats. Paul Chandler, a festival partner, said Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, the festival's return would have been "inspirational" and "an amazing thing" for Timbuktu's residents. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed,File)ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The last-minute cancellation of a well-known music festival in Timbuktu that had drawn thousands of foreigners marks a missed opportunity to bring hope to a former tourist hub struggling to recover after years of extremist threats, organizers said.

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