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Four killed in fresh attack Burkina Faso attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Four civilians have been killed in
the latest attack in the volatile northern region of Burkina Faso, security
sources told AFP on Sunday.
Saturday’s attack in Samboulga, in the northern province of Lorum, comes
after armed men stormed a mosque in the town of Salmossi killing 16 on
Friday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the country in its battle
against jihadists.
“Four people were killed Saturday night by armed individuals in
Samboulga,” one security source told AFP.
“According to residents, the attackers broke into the village and shot
people indiscriminately,” the source added.
There was no immediate information about who the attackers might have been
but since the beginning of 2015, jihadist attacks have become more frequent
and deadly in the country, especially in the north and east.
Burkina Faso has been caught in a spiral of violence attributed to
jihadist armed groups, some affiliated with Al Qaeda and others affiliated
with the Islamic State group.
On Monday, eight people were killed when a group of armed men attacked the
village of Bouna, 10 kilometers (six miles) from Titao, capital of Lorum
province, according to the same security source.
Another security source confirmed the two fatal attacks in Lorum.
The governor of Northern Burkina, Justin Some, said in a decree a curfew
in Lorum province will run from October 15 to November 14 between the hours
of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am local time.
BSS/AFP/RY/1710 hrs