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Burkina Faso: At Least 12 Killed, 6 Injured in Armed Attack


Mon 13 Feb 2023 | 09:33 AM
Burkina Faso on map
Burkina Faso on map
Basant Ahmed

At least 12 civilians were killed and 6 others were injured in an attack by armed men in northwest Burkina Faso, kilometers from the border with Mali.

Russia Today reported, quoting a resident without revealing his identity, that "dozens of men on motorcycles attacked the village of Tenkodogo in Kossi district, resulting in 12 dead and 6 injured."

Another eyewitness confirmed that the attack killed 13 people.