At least 95 people were killed in a raid on Malian village

In a raid believed to be spurred by ethnic tensions in central Mali, attackers allegedly belonging to the Fulani ethnic group killed at least 95 people in a village inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group overnight on Monday. They also burned houses to the ground.

The search for more bodies is ongoing, BBC reports, but the death toll is likely to rise. During a roll call Monday morning, only 50 of the 300 villagers were present, Reuters reports.

Dogon hunters and Fulani herders have reportedly been mired in violence since January; in March, Dogon gunmen allegedly massacred more than 150 Fulani, in what Reuters calls one of the worst acts of bloodshed in Mali's recent history, which also prompted Mali's government to upend its military.

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Groups tied to al Qaeda and the Islamic State have reportedly exploited these inter-ethnic rivalries in Mali in efforts to increase recruitment and expand their influence. The Dogon reportedly suspect the Fulani of harboring Islamist militants, which the Fulani deny.