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The French army killed six civilians in an airstrike in north-east Mali on Thursday, local officials have claimed.
This is the second time this year that France has been blamed for killing non-combatants in Operation Barkhane, its fight against Islamist militants in Africa’s Sahel region.
The anti-insurgency operation said the most recent incident, which occurred 37 miles north or In Deliman in the Gao region, had “neutralised” a group of terrorists.
“This strike was ordered after a phase of surveillance and identification permitting the characterisation of the presence of an armed terrorist group,” it added in a statement.
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