The ambush, which involved a car bomb explosion followed by gunfire, took place two days after militants killed at least six people during a raid on a military headquarters in central Mali.
Traditional Dozo hunters are blamed for the attack in which it is alleged that they entered the central Malian village and separated ethnic Fulani people before murdering them, local authorities say.
The vehicle had crossed the volatile border with neighbouring Burkina Faso, where militants loyal to Daesh are known to operate, when it ran over the mine.
Five Tongolese UN peacekeepers were killed in Mali on Monday – the latest casualties of ongoing clashes which have intensified over the past month.
Mali arrests Mauritanian man suspected of planning and carrying out multiple deadly attacks on tourist venues last year
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