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an eyewitness, who explained that the victims belonged to various communities. . .Other sources put the death toll higher, at 35 to 37." Witnesses said another six people travelling to a weekly market at Dougabougou, also in Segou, were killed by soldiers and hunters on October 4th.According to RFI, the army had so far declined to comment on these reports.It added that the killings come amid a surge in the activities of al-Qaeda's Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), particularly its efforts to disrupt fuel transport.Privately-owned Info Matin newspaper also reported on October 15th that nearly 80,000 people were currently displaced in Mali's central regions of Mopti and Bandiagara, as the conflict showed no sign of abating.