At least seven people have been killed in an attack in central Mali.
The diocese of the Mopti region and a civil society organisation told reporters that the terrorist attack in Segue village killed a relative of a cleric and six other men.
The statement signed by diocese secretary and priest Daniel Togo disclosed that the assault also caused a lot of property damage.
A civil society group said it was shocked to learn of the terrorist attack on Sunday which hit both Segue and Sonfounou villages.
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The Patriotic Movement for the Unity and Safeguarding of the Bankass Cercle — part of Mopti region said the toll of the deadly attack has risen to nine deaths, seven in Segue and two in Sonfounou.
The organisation said in a statement the clinic, the village pharmacy and the ambulance were set on fire, the private car of the mayor, of Segue, burned and multiple motorbikes taken away.
Mali is battling a political, security and economic crisis and has been ravaged by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State group factions since 2012. It also faces a separatist insurgency in the volatile desert north.