Five people have been killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in south-east Mali about 80km (50 miles) from the capital Bamako, the authorities said on Tuesday.
The victims comprised three civilians and two firefighters who were members of a civil defence force.
Military ceremonies and burials for the two service members are due for Wednesday, the AFP news agency reports.
Monday’s attack is said to have happened in a part of the country where violence is rare while a jihadist insurgency rages in the central and northern regions.