| 2021 Mali bus massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Mali War | |
  Mopti Mopti (Mali) | |
| Location | Mopti Region, Mali |
| Date | 3 December 2021 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, arson |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Perpetrators | Suspected Islamist rebels |
On 3 December 2021 unidentified gunmen attacked a bus in Mopti, Central Mali, firing at its occupants and setting it on fire, killing 31 civilians and injuring 17.[1] Most of the passengers were women travelling from Songo-Doubacore to a market in Bandiagara.[2]
According to the local mayor of Bankass, during the massacre, the insurgents slashed the tires, proceeding to shoot the civilians to death, then set the bus on fire.[2] Malian authorities sent a group of state security officers to the crime scene,[3] where they found 25 burnt bodies in the vehicle's trunk.[4]
The massacre occurred on the same day that Islamist rebels attacked a convoy in the region, killing two United Nations peacekeepers. Two days later, unknown militants bombed two UN camps in Gao.[5] The attacks occurred during a recent insurgency among Islamist insurgents in West Africa.[6]
- ^ "US Condemns Militant Attack in Mali that Killed 31". Voice of America. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b "Mali: Dozens of civilians killed after militants attack bus". BBC News. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Suspected jihadists kill at least 30 in central Mali". France 24. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali, say local authorities". Reuters. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Twin Explosions Rock UN Camps in Mali". Voice of America. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Mali: militants fire on bus, killing at least 31 people". the Guardian. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.