At least 70 killed in attack on northern Burkina Faso village on Nov. 5 -prosecutor


DAKAR (Reuters) -At least 70 civilians have been killed, mainly elderly people and children, in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso earlier this month, a prosecutor said in a statement on Monday.

Unidentified assailants attacked the village of Zaongo in Burkina Faso's northern Centre-North region on Nov. 5, killing residents and setting property on fire.

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