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14 Killed In Pair Of Attacks In North

January 29 2019

Burkina Faso

Four soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed in separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso, reports Reuters.

On Sunday, unidentified gunmen opened fire on civilians traveling to a market in the village of Sikire, not far from the border with Mali, killing 10, two security officials told the news agency.

A witness said the gunmen arrived on motorbikes and appeared to fire randomly. 

On Monday, gunmen attacked an anti-terrorism unit operating in the Nassoumbou area, also in the...

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