Islamists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa cut off the hand of a suspected thief in Asongo, despite local protests. "Sharia demands it," the militant leader said. Mali's weak central government condemned the amputation as "a vile act" and said military intervention was inevitable.
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