More than 100 people were killed this morning in an attack on a village of the Fulani ethnic community in the central part of Mali, carried out by hunters of the rival Dogon ethnic community, local authorities announced a new death toll.
The local authorities stated that the "frame number" of the victims is 115, as the bodies of the missing were found, reports France Press.
A group representing the Fulani said pregnant women and small children were among the victims, according to the Associated Press.
In the attack on the village of Ogosagu, its elder and some of his grandchildren were killed.
The Dogon accuse the Fulani of supporting jihadists linked to terrorist groups in the country's north, while the Fulani accuse the Dogon of supporting Mali's military in its efforts to stamp out extremism, according to the AP.
The Fulani are traditionally nomads engaged in animal husbandry and trade.
The Dogon are known as hunters, and in the world for their religious rituals and dance under masks, according to AFP.
Since 2013, there has been a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali with 12.500 soldiers and policemen.
Simultaneously with this mission, since 2013, France has been leading a military operation with the help of the armed forces of Mali against the fighting groups of extremist organizations that have taken over the areas in the north of that country.
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