At least five civilians were killed during a night attack in the Malian village of Ogossagou (center), the scene in March 2019 of the massacre attributed to Dogon hunters of some 160 Fulani, local officials said on Friday 14 February.
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"I saw five bodies," village chief Aly Ousmane Barry told AFP, saying that the attack carried out on the night of Thursday to Friday by around 30 armed men took place a few hours later. the withdrawal of the Malian army from the locality. The attack was confirmed by an elected official from Ogossagou, who speaks of a death toll of 11.
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