12 killed in Mali violence

BAMAKO: Eleven people were shot dead in restive central Mali on Monday by unidentified gunmen, while a blast killed one person and injured two, sources said. The gun attack took place in the village of Telly, a few dozen kilometers from the town of Tenenkou, a local official said. “They killed 11 civilians. Some of them came by motor bike,” the source said. A Malian security source confirmed the attack in Telly and the death toll, and said “criminals” were to blame. “There are also people who have been reported missing. We don’t know how many,” the security source said. The defense ministry did not immediately return a request for information. In the central-eastern town of Menaka, meanwhile, a deputy mayor said one woman was killed and two others were seriously injured by a landmine on the road between Chamane and Tin Fadimata. —AFP