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Government Officials Say Islamist Militants Killed 132 Villagers In Mali Weekend Attacks

VOA: Suspected Islamist Militants Kill 132 Civilians in Central Mali  

Bamako, Mali — Mali's military government says Islamist militants have massacred 132 civilians in the central Mopti region, in one of the deadliest attacks of the decade-long militant insurgency. 

Mali has declared three days of mourning after gunmen suspected to be Islamist militants killed 132 villagers in the central Mopti region. 

The attack on three villages the evening of June 18 is one of the deadliest since Mali’s conflict began in 2012.  

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Government Officials Say Islamist Militants Killed 132 Villagers In Mali Weekend Attacks 

Jihadists kill 132 civilians in Mali, government says -- CBC News/Reuters  

Suspected jihadists kill more than 130 civilians in central Mali, officials say -- France 24  

More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov’t -- Al Jazeera  

Mali mourns massacre victims -- DW



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