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Blast kills eight soldiers in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Eight soldiers were killed on
Wednesday by a blast in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, President Roch
Marc Christian Kabore announced.
“I have just learned that eight Burkinabe soldiers died after their vehicle
drove over a home-made mine planted by the enemies of our people,” he said.
The convoy had been heading to the town of Djibo, in Soum province, where
jihadists have carried out a string of attacks since 2015.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1822 hrs