Iran Press/ Africa: Nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack on a village in central Mali inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group, officials say.
The attack happened in Sobame Da, near Sanga town in the Mopti region, Iran Press cited BBC.
The search for bodies is ongoing, but officials say 95 people have been found dead, with many of the bodies burned.
There have been numerous attacks in Mali in recent months, some ethnically driven.
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Clashes between Dogon hunters and semi-nomadic Fulani herders are frequent.
Mali's government said that suspected terrorists had attacked the village at around 03:00 local time. At least 19 people were still missing.
But the mayor of nearby Bankass, Moulaye Guindo, told Reuters news agency that Fulanis from that district had attacked Sobane-Kou after nightfall.
No group has officially said it was responsible for the attack.
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