17 dead in two Mali attacks over weekend, local governor says

August 7, 2023 10:12 PM

Seventeen people, including five traditional hunters, were killed this weekend in the Bandiagara region of central Mali in two attacks attributed to "terrorists", the region's governor said in a statement shared Monday.

The first attack took place on Saturday in the village of Bodio, leaving fifteen dead, including three traditional Dozo hunters, while on Sunday a motorbike carrying two hunters hit a mine near the village. They "died immediately", the statement said.