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A French airstrike in central Mali on January 3 killed 19 civilians and three armed men, according to excerpts from a United Nations investigation due to be released later on Tuesday, contradicting French claims that only Islamist militants were hit.
Local residents said the airstrike near the village of Bounti hit a wedding party attended by civilians. The French military said it killed about 30 Islamist militants identified by aerial surveillance.
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