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Soldiers in Burkina Faso recover 79 bodies so far after weekend attack

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Troops have recovered the bodies of 79 victims of an attack in northern Burkina Faso. No group has claimed responsibility for the armed assault on the town of Seytenga. The West African country has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years. The government has announced a three-day period of mourning to remember the victims.

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The Guardian

Burkina Faso: dozens more bodies found after militant attack

Provisional death toll rises to 79 as search for victims is hampered by fears of booby traps

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Soldiers in Burkina Faso recover 79 bodies so far after weekend attack

OUAGADOUGOU - Soldiers in Burkina Faso have recovered 79 bodies so far after an attack in the northern Seno province over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday, as new details of the assault emerged. At least 100 people were killed, and possibly as many as 165, in the attack, security and local sources have told Reuters. It was the deadliest attack in at least a year in the West

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Soldiers in Burkina Faso recover 79 bodies so far after weekend attack

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Soldiers in Burkina Faso have recovered 79 bodies so far after an attack in the northern Seno province over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday, as new details of the assault emerged. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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The Epoch Times

Soldiers in Burkina Faso Recover 79 Bodies so Far After Weekend Attack

OUAGADOUGOU—Soldiers in Burkina Faso have recovered 79 bodies so far after an attack in the northern Seno Province over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday, as new details of the assault emerged. At least 100 people were killed, and possibly as many as 165, in the attack, security and local sources have told Reuters. It was the deadliest attack in at least a year in the West African country, which is battling an insurgency by groups link…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Soldiers in Burkina Faso recover 79 bodies so far after weekend attack

OUAGADOUGOU : Soldiers in Burkina Faso have recovered 79 bodies so far after an attack in the northern Seno province over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday, as new details of the assault emerged.At least 100 people were killed, and possibly as many as 165, in the attack, security and local sourc

2 years ago·Singapore

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Deutsche Welle

Burkina Faso: Soldiers find 79 bodies after deadly insurgent attack | DW | 14.06.2022

An attack on a village in the West African country has left at least 79 people dead. A violent insurgency has been ravaging Burkina Faso for almost seven years.

2 years ago·Germany

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