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12 civilians killed in central Mali attack
 [AlAhram] Twelve non-combatants were killed in volatile central Mali on Tuesday morning in addition to 12 soldiers who died in a twin attack that began overnight, police and humanitarian officials said.The group was travelling in a minibus following a military convoy sent to reinforce an army outpost which was attacked in the early hours of Tuesday, when it fell into an ambush, according to a police official. The civilians were on their way to a weekly market in Bankass, a town in central Mali's Mopti region, when the attack occurred. The police official said that two women and a baby were among the civilian dead. A humanitarian official working nearby confirmed the account. Three Malian soldiers were killed in the convoy ambush, the army said, offering a provisional tally. Nine soldiers were killed in the earlier outpost attack. Related: Bankass: 2019-06-13 Gunmen attack two ethnic Dogon villages in central Mali Bankass: 2019-06-13 Mali: Governor sacked after village massacre Bankass: 2019-06-11 At least 95 killed in central Mali village attack Related: Mopti region: 2020-09-13 Ambulance hits landmine in southern Mali, killing six Mopti region: 2020-07-05 Seven soldiers killed in ambush in central Mali Mopti region: 2020-06-07 26 people killed in central Mali in suspected Takfiri militant attack Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-14 |
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