Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita vowed Monday to beef up security as he visited a village where more some 160 people were killed by suspected militiamen from a rival ethnic group."We need security here -- this is your mission," Keita said, giving a public order to military chief General Aboulaye Coulibaly, who was abruptly appointed on Sunday after the massacre.The deadly raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogassogou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti
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