“since 2015, Burkina Faso has been the scene of regular attacks by jihadist groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, active in several regions and causing considerable instability”
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At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in a Burkina Faso village on Sunday when armed men attacked Catholics gathered at a small village to celebrate the Second Sunday of Lent.
According to the Associated Press, Abbot Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, vicar-general of the Catholic Diocese of Dori, said that the incident at the village of Essakane “was a ‘terrorist attack” that left 12 of the Catholic faithful dead at the scene, while three others died later as they were being treated for their wounds.” ---More...
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