He was killed by terrorists who filled his corpse with explosives: he caused 18 deaths

DAKAR.- At least 18 people died after
bomb placed inside a corpse will explode at a funeral within the Dogon community, in the center of
Mali,

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authorities reported last Friday. In addition, there were about 15 wounded.

The attack took place Monday morning in Gondogourou, Mopti province. A few days earlier, a villager had disappeared when he had gone in search of pastures for cattle. Because of his strange delay, the family went to pick him up and found him dead.

After the news, her parents organized a funeral to return her loved one. It is at this place that the mbadacre broke out: in the middle of the ceremony, an artifact exploded that someone had inserted into his body. The impact was such that it killed 18 people, all of the Dogon ethnic group.

Up to now, although no terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, suspicions are hanging over some Fulani groups, but the other majority ethnic group in the Mopti region has recently confronted more and more frequently clashes with the Dogon.

Tensions of ethnic origin and territorial control have added to the frequent collusion between Fulani and jihadist groups, to the point that many villages are accused of complicity with terrorists.

Sheikh Amadou Kouffa, one of the prominent Peul leaders, founder of the so-called Macina Liberation Front, al-Qaeda ally and formed the group Nusrat al Islam Wal Muslimin, the leading jihadist group in the Sahel.

AP and Telam Agencies