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France alarmed by Mali killings involving army and 'Russian mercenaries'

Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali in Bamako. AP

France has voiced its concern over information that hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Malian village of Moura in an operation by elements of the armed forces accompanied by Russian mercenaries.

The French foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that: "France is deeply concerned by information of mass abuses in the village of Moura by elements of the Malian armed forces accompanied by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group, which are said to have caused the death of hundreds of civilians."

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