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'Jihadists' attack village in central Mali, killing official in front of family
10 Oct 2015 at 14:56hrs | Views
Burkina Faso army troops stand guard outside Guillaume Ouedraogo military camp in Ouagadougou on September 22, 2015 (AFP Photo/Sia Kambou)
Bamaoko - A mayor says a group of suspected jihadists attacked a village in central Mali, killing a local official in front of his family.
Harouna Bellem, the mayor of Dioungani municipality, says the attackers are suspected members of the radical Macina Liberation Movement, which has been blamed for other attacks this year that have targeted military and civilian authorities in south and central Mali. Dioungani lies close to the Burkina Faso border.
Bellem says the extremists came into Douna-Pene village on Friday afternoon and shot Timote Kodio in front of his wife. She suffered a heart attack and was rushed to a health centre.
Attacks by extremists are moving south. The group is said to have ties to the Islamic extremists who took over Mali's northern half after a 2012 military coup.
Harouna Bellem, the mayor of Dioungani municipality, says the attackers are suspected members of the radical Macina Liberation Movement, which has been blamed for other attacks this year that have targeted military and civilian authorities in south and central Mali. Dioungani lies close to the Burkina Faso border.
Attacks by extremists are moving south. The group is said to have ties to the Islamic extremists who took over Mali's northern half after a 2012 military coup.
Source - AP
