Mali conflict: at least 51 people killed in attack by suspected jihadists

Militants attacked three villages near Niger border in latest in wave of civilian massacres in Sahel region More than 51 people have been killed in northern Mali by jihadists, who attacked three villages near the border with Niger, killing and torching homes, in the latest mass attack in a region beset by violence. Militants on motorbikes overwhelmed the villages simultaneously on Sunday evening, entering and killing indiscriminately and burning and ransacking homes, according to security offici...