Jihadists Massacre 14 In Attack On Church In Eastern Burkina Faso

Map showing deadly violence involving jihadists in Burkina Faso since 2015 (AFP Photo/Maryam EL HAMOUCHI)

France 24: Armed assailants kill 14 in attack on church in eastern Burkina Faso

Fourteen people were killed in an attack Sunday on a church in eastern Burkina Faso where places of worship have suffered a string of Islamist assaults this year, the regional government said.

“Unidentified armed men” carried out the attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the town of Hantoukoura near the border with Niger, the government statement said.

“This attack unfortunately left 14 dead and many wounded,” it said.

Soldiers in the region were hunting down the assailants, who fled on scooters, a security source said earlier.

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