France says Russian mercenaries staged ‘French atrocity’ in Mali

Army says it filmed mercenaries burying bodies to falsely accuse France of leaving behind mass graves

Russian mercenaries buried bodies near a Malian military base to falsely accuse France's departing forces of leaving behind mass graves, the French military has claimed.

The French army said it used a drone to film what appeared to be white soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi base in northern Mali.