Suspected militants kill at least 30 civilians in an attack on a passenger vehicle in central Mali's volatile Mopti, local officials say
Central Mali has become one of the most violent hotspots of the Sahel-wide conflict, where ethnic killings and attacks on government forces are frequent.
Local officials said on Saturday that the passengers were "sprayed with bullets and the vehicle was torched," during an attack by "terrorists" near the town of Bandiagara on Friday.An elected official in Bandiagara confirmed the death toll, saying the victims included women and children. Despite the presence of thousands of French and UN troops, the conflict has engulfed central Mali and spread to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.
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