Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming the country's security forces for the April 20 attack.
launched a probe into the massacre which took place in the northern village of Karma and surrounding areas, following reports that people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces had killed around 60 civilians.
The country's military government has launched a large-scale offensive which it says is aimed at reclaiming swathes of territory controlled by armed insurgents. "The villagers initially rejoiced at their arrival, but their joy was quickly shattered by gunfire," the statement said, adding they have counted 136 civilians killed and nine injured.
A representative of the residents and survivors, speaking at a press conference in Ouahigouya, the provincial capital around 15 km from Karma village, said the government's statement bordered on indifference and contempt for the residents of Karma.
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