Traditional hunters known as "Dozo" killed 32 civilians after surrounding an isolated village in the centre of Mali, local officials told AFP on Sunday.

"They surrounded the village, separated the Fula people from the others and killed at least 32 civilians in cold blood" on Saturday, said Abel Aziz Diallo, president of the local Tabila Pullaku association. Another 10 people were missing, he added.

A local elected official said the dead included children.