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Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills at least 21 civilians

Soldiers of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali) patrol in the streets of Gao, on 24 July 2019. © Souleymane Ag Anara / AFP

An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region.

"At least 21 civilians have been killed" in the village of Djiguibombo, several dozen kilometres (miles) from the town of Bandiagara, an official from the provincial authority said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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