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Mali massacre victims included 24 children: PM

A pile of rubble is seen in the village of Sobame Da which was attacked on Monday night. [Reuters]

Bodies recovered from a massacre of almost a 100 people by a Malian ethnic militia included at least 24 children, many of them shot in the back, the prime minister said during a visit to the crime scene on Tuesday

Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided the rival Dogon village of Sobane Da, in central Mali, between Sunday and Monday.

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