ambush

Carolina Jaramillo said the convoy - which included UN and EU diplomats - was delivering aid to affected communities during a national strike when ambushed by about 350 people, who attacked it with Molotov cocktails.

Steven Lyons and an associate, Robert Pickett, were injured in the ambush, which was later described in court as "like a scene out of The Godfather".

He was alone when he ambushed Morin, according to the complaint, and then pulled out his gun.

Before he was killed by Israel, the group's previous military chief, Mohammed Deif, issued orders that the militant group should adopt a move towards guerrilla tactics and ambushes to mitigate their catastrophic losses.

Mali's military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks.