In Mali, more than 30 Tuareg people were killed by suspected militants at northeastern border with Niger. Quoting local sources, a news agency reported that the women and children are among the victims.
The former Tuareg rebel group MSA and tribal leaders said the massacre occurred yesterday, a day after another attack by gunmen on motorbikes had left 12 people dead outside the town of Anderamboukane. Several sources said today as the second such attack in two days stoked fears of widespread unrest.
Tuareg rebel group MSA said that all the victims were from the Idaksahak pastoralist Berber group. The group urged the governments of Mali and Niger to take steps to ensure that an immediate end is put to these abominable crimes.
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