17 dead in two Mali attacks over weekend, local governor says

By: AFP
Published: 08:12 AM, 8 Aug, 2023
17 dead in two Mali attacks over weekend, local governor says
Stay tuned with 24 News HD Android App
Get it on Google Play

 

Seventeen people, including five traditional hunters, were killed this weekend in the Bandiagara region of central Mali in two attacks attributed to "terrorists", the region's governor said in a statement shared Monday.

The first attack took place on Saturday in the village of Bodio, leaving fifteen dead, including three traditional Dozo hunters, while on Sunday a motorbike carrying two hunters hit a mine near the village. They "died immediately", the statement said.

Categories : World

Agence France-Presse is an international news agency.