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'Jihadists' kidnap over 110 civilians in Mali

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When prominent jihadist leader Amadou Koufa was killed by Mali's army. [Courtesy]

Suspected jihadists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians they abducted six days ago, local sources told AFP on Monday.

Three buses carrying the civilians were stopped on April 16 by "jihadists", who forced the vehicles and the passengers to head towards a forest between Bandiagara and Bankass, a local group of associations and an elected official said.

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