At least eight people including children were killed and 20 injured in a drone strike at a fair in Mali's northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

The rebel coalition known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defence of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA) said in a statement on Monday that a Turkish drone had carried out several strikes on a local market and civilian dwellings.

The CSP-DPA blamed Mali's army and its allies for the attack.

Mali's armed forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident.