At least 50 civilians have died in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Lionel Bilgo said on Monday, describing the killings as a revenge attack.
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At least 50 civilians killed in suspected jihadist raid on Burkina Faso village
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Burkina Faso: dozens more bodies found after militant attack
At least 50 civilians have died in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village in northern Burkina Faso, government spokesman Lionel Bilgo said on Monday, describing the killings as a revenge attack.
Gunmen killed at least 55 people over the weekend in northern Burkina Faso, the latest attack amid mounting violence blamed on Islamic extremists, authorities said Monday.
An attack on a village in the West African country has left at least 79 people dead. A violent insurgency has been ravaging Burkina Faso for almost seven years.
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