“The blast destroyed about 20 houses in the neighbourhood. There are a total of nine dead and about 60 wounded, all civilians,” Yacouba Maiga, a spokesman for the regional governor, said.
Earlier on Saturday, the West African country’s government said in a statement read on national television that “a terrorist attack” had been stopped by the army in Savare.
“Three vehicles filled with explosives were destroyed by army drone fire,” the statement said, without giving further details on casualties.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.