Mali: About 100 people killed in attack on Dogon villagehttps://indianexpress.com/article/world/mali-africa-dogon-village-attack-fulani-herders-5773809/

Mali: About 100 people killed in attack on Dogon village

The attack took place in Dogon village in central Mali.

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Fighting between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January, including an attack on a village in March in which over 150 Dogon were killed by gunmen. (File/AP)

About 100 people were killed during an overnight attack on an ethnic Dogon village in central Mali, a local mayor told Reuters on Monday.

Fighting between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January, including an attack on a village in March in which over 150 Dogon were killed by gunmen, one of the worst acts of violence in the West African country’s recent history.

(More details awaited)