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At least 51 killed in Mali village raids by militants
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BAMAKO, 10 August 2021, (TON): At least 51 people were killed when militants raided three villages in central Mali near the border with Niger, a district administrator said.
According to a note from the Asongo district administrator to the governor of Gao region “the towns of Ouatagouna, Karou and Deouteguef were simultaneously attacked at around 6pm on Sunday.”
Houses were ransacked and burned to the ground and herds of livestock carried away, said the note, which was seen by media.
It said "provisional toll is 51 killed, several other injured."
No group has yet taken responsibility for the attacks in the area where Malian troops, French and European forces.
Mali's army spokesman Colonel Souleymane Dembele confirmed the attacks but gave no further details.
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