 A group of Malians have demonstrated in the central city of Bancas to demand state protection after more than 130 civilians were killed by jihadists in neighboring villages, one of its worst civilian killing, which is the latest in an ongoing service across the Sahel. According to the government, 132 civilians were killed by men from the Katiba Masina, the group of Fulani preacher Amadou Kufa in Diala Sago and two surrounding localities, a few thousand kilometers from Bancas. The head of the junta, Cornel Asemi Goyta, declared three days of mourning as the political class in Bamako unanimously expressed its compassion while rallying once again around the armed forces.