Around 40 people killed in fresh wave of attacks in Burkina Faso in areas in which militant attacks are rife – sources
Sources in the security forces confirmed several attacks, and said that operations were underway to secure the area. / Photo: AP Archive
Around 40 people have been killed in a fresh wave of attacks in Burkina Faso, in areas where militant attacks are rife, sources said. In the most recent violence, around 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso's troubled north, security sources and local residents told AFP on Friday."Yesterday at around 5:00 am , armed groups attacked the villages of Pelle, Zanna and Nongfaire", a local resident said on Friday, giving a toll of 25 people killed.Another resident said"the assailants, who came on motorbikes, were chased by volunteers and soldiers".
The attack was confirmed by a security source, who put the death toll at"around 20", adding that search operations were underway to find the assailants.
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