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UN says 50 civilians killed in April sweep by Mali troops, 'foreign' fighters

File photo of members of the Malian Defence Forces on patrol in central Mali. © Michele Cattani, AFP

At least 50 civilians were killed and hundreds arrested in central Mali in April during an operation by the army and "foreign" personnel, the UN's peacekeeping mission said in a report on Wednesday.

The incident happened on April 19 when Malian troops "accompanied by foreign military personnel" carried out a sweep in Hombori after one of their convoys was attacked by a roadside bomb, the MINUSMA mission said.

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