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"Collected Bodies For 3 Days": 600 Massacred Within Hours In This Country
About 600 people were killed within a few hours by members affiliated with Al-Qaeda in an August attack on the town of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso, reports claimed on Friday.
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170 People "Executed' In Attacks On 3 Villages In Burkina Faso: Report
Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said Sunday.
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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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UN Chief "Outraged" After Over 100 Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
UN chief Antonio Guterres is "outraged" over the massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north, his spokesman said Saturday, the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015.
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At Least 10 Civilians Killed In Third Burkina Faso Attack In 2 Days
Ten people were killed when an aid convoy was ambushed in Burkina Faso, the government said Sunday, bringing to at least 50 the death count from a string of attacks blamed on jihadists.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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37 Killed In Attack On Canadian Mining Convoy In Africa's Burkina Faso
An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead and 60 wounded on Wednesday, a regional governor said.
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Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility For Burkina Faso Attacks
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks in neighbouring Burkina Faso that left 16 people dead, including eight gunmen, at the army headquarters and French embassy, Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar reported.
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8 Killed In Attack On French Embassy, Army Headquarter In Burkina Faso
Attackers in Burkina Faso's capital killed eight people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that France's foreign minister said was likely carried out by "terrorist groups".
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Dozens Killed In Attack On Burkina Faso Army Headquarters
At least 28 people were killed Friday in an attack on the military headquarters in Burkina Faso, three security sources, two in France and one in West Africa, told AFP.
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18 Dead In Burkina Faso Restaurant 'Terrorist Attack'
18 people were killed Sunday in a suspected terrorist attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, the government said today.
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Former Burkina Faso Footballer Dies of Heart Attack During French Cup Tie
Ben Idrissa Derme dropped to the floor just after the second half had kicked off and despite the swift arrival of medical services, they were unable to revive him during several minutes of on-field efforts
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Widow Of Slain American Missionary Headed Back To Africa
The widow of an American missionary said Friday that she believes it is God's plan for her to return to the African country where al-Qaeda fighters killed her husband last month, and she has no hesitation about doing so.
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Bar Targeted In Burkina Jihadist Attacks Defiantly Reopens
Two weeks after jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso riddled the Taxi-Brousse bar with bullet holes during an assault in the capital that left 30 dead, the venue has reopened with staff saying they refuse to live in fear.
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Burkina Faso Army Arrests Dozens Of Suspects After Armoury Raid
Burkina Faso's army has arrested a total of about 40 suspects after an armoury raid last week on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, a spokesman said yesterday.
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"Collected Bodies For 3 Days": 600 Massacred Within Hours In This Country
About 600 people were killed within a few hours by members affiliated with Al-Qaeda in an August attack on the town of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso, reports claimed on Friday.
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170 People "Executed' In Attacks On 3 Villages In Burkina Faso: Report
Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said Sunday.
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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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UN Chief "Outraged" After Over 100 Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
UN chief Antonio Guterres is "outraged" over the massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north, his spokesman said Saturday, the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015.
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At Least 10 Civilians Killed In Third Burkina Faso Attack In 2 Days
Ten people were killed when an aid convoy was ambushed in Burkina Faso, the government said Sunday, bringing to at least 50 the death count from a string of attacks blamed on jihadists.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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37 Killed In Attack On Canadian Mining Convoy In Africa's Burkina Faso
An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso left 37 people dead and 60 wounded on Wednesday, a regional governor said.
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Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility For Burkina Faso Attacks
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks in neighbouring Burkina Faso that left 16 people dead, including eight gunmen, at the army headquarters and French embassy, Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar reported.
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8 Killed In Attack On French Embassy, Army Headquarter In Burkina Faso
Attackers in Burkina Faso's capital killed eight people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that France's foreign minister said was likely carried out by "terrorist groups".
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Dozens Killed In Attack On Burkina Faso Army Headquarters
At least 28 people were killed Friday in an attack on the military headquarters in Burkina Faso, three security sources, two in France and one in West Africa, told AFP.
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18 Dead In Burkina Faso Restaurant 'Terrorist Attack'
18 people were killed Sunday in a suspected terrorist attack on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, the government said today.
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Former Burkina Faso Footballer Dies of Heart Attack During French Cup Tie
Ben Idrissa Derme dropped to the floor just after the second half had kicked off and despite the swift arrival of medical services, they were unable to revive him during several minutes of on-field efforts
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Widow Of Slain American Missionary Headed Back To Africa
The widow of an American missionary said Friday that she believes it is God's plan for her to return to the African country where al-Qaeda fighters killed her husband last month, and she has no hesitation about doing so.
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Bar Targeted In Burkina Jihadist Attacks Defiantly Reopens
Two weeks after jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso riddled the Taxi-Brousse bar with bullet holes during an assault in the capital that left 30 dead, the venue has reopened with staff saying they refuse to live in fear.
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Burkina Faso Army Arrests Dozens Of Suspects After Armoury Raid
Burkina Faso's army has arrested a total of about 40 suspects after an armoury raid last week on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, a spokesman said yesterday.
