32 Fula civilians killed in Mali attack: local group

A man wears cloth around his wrists during a demonstration in Bamako on March 15, 2018 organized by Jeunesse Tabital Pulaaku-Mali, the youth chapter of an organization dedicated to preserving the rights of Mali's Fulani people [Annie Risemberg, AFP]

At least 32 civilians were killed and ten are missing following an attack in central Mali, believed to have been carried out by ethnic hunters, local officials said Sunday.

Armed Dozo hunters, linked to the Dogon ethnic group, ambushed the isolated village of Koumaga in the Mopti region on Saturday, killing dozens of Fulani herders, including children.