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The Malian army initially downplayed the blockade, with spokesman Col Souleymane Dembélé dismissing reports of a siege as an "information war orchestrated by foreign media".
Following days of speculation about the alleged coup plot, Gen Mohammedine confirmed that "fringe elements of the Malian armed security forces" had been detained for seeking to "destabilise the institutions of the republic".
He was at the helm of the Tuareg uprising against the Malian government in 2012 which sought to establish an independent state for the Tuareg people called Azawad.
An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army base.
The presidential decree read on Tuesday evening warned Malians not to ignore the dissolution of political parties but did not outline any penalties.
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