At least 12 civilians were killed in northern Mali in an attack on a market that also involved the shooting of a Malian soldier.
The attack took place Saturday in the town of Boulekessi near the border with Burkina Faso.
A military source from the joint force of soldiers from five Sahel countries told AFP that ‘‘Malian troops under the G5 Sahel command are at the centre of this incident” .
Two witnesses said an armed man shot a Malian soldier who was now fighting for his life