At least 20 people were killed in attacks Friday on villages in central Mali that have been the target of jihadist groups, local officials and sources said Saturday.
“Six villages in the region of Bandiagara were attacked yesterday (Friday) by jihadists. Grain silos were burned, the local populations fled. There were also about 20 dead,” a local elected official who asked not to be named told AFP.
A Mali security official told AFP that five villages in Bandiagara were attacked. “We counted 21 dead and many injured,” the official added.
(AFP)
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