Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government

OUAGADOUGOU — A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the United Nations and the government said. Armed assailants raided the village of Solhan on the evening of June 4, opened fire on residents and burned homes. It was the worst attack in years in an area plagued by jihadists linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda.-- More...

The U.N. has condemned the recruitment of child soldiers after Burkina Faso's government said a recent massacre, in which more than 130 people were killed, was mostly carried out by children between the ages of 12 and 14 https://t.co/mV0qoEEet6 pic.twitter.com/fdw9ebCRUU

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