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Landmine Kills 13 Civilians In Mali, Say Local Officials

Thirteen civilians travelling from Burkina Faso were killed on Thursday when their vehicle ran over a landmine in central Mali, local officials and a security … Continue reading Landmine Kills 13 Civilians In Mali, Say Local Officials


Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa and the eighth-largest country in Africa
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa and the eighth-largest country in Africa

Thirteen civilians travelling from Burkina Faso were killed on Thursday when their vehicle ran over a landmine in central Mali, local officials and a security source said, giving a provisional toll.

“Thirteen Malian and Burkinabe civilians were killed near the town of Boni when their vehicle struck a mine,” local official Mahmoud Traore told AFP, as a Malian security source blamed “terrorists” for the blast.

AFP