Around 30 killed in attack on village in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources say


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  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Armed assailants killed around 30 people in an attack on a village in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, four security sources said.

The attack took place in the village of Hantoukoura near the border with Niger in Est region, an area hit by rising insecurity as jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State seek to gain control over once peaceful territories.

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