An aerial view of of Menaka, Mali on November 22, 2020. © Souleymane Ag Anara, AFP
France said on Tuesday it had killed dozens of jihadists in a weekend air strike in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by a helicopter.
Social media has been buzzing with rumours since Sunday about events in Bounti, and villagers there told AFP that a wedding party was attacked by an unidentified helicopter.
Separately, French military headquarters told AFP fighter jets had "neutralised" dozens of jihadists in central Mali after the group had been tracked for several days.
"The reports relating to a wedding do not match the observations that were made," an army spokesman told AFP.
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WNU Editor: Locals are sayng that this was a wedding .... Wedding guests killed in Mali airstrike, local sources say (The Guardian).
