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Burkina Faso: Attack on convoy kills 6 as jihadist violence surges

By DW
15 Sep 2021 | 6:41 am |

A convoy of gendarmes returning from a gold mine was attacked by unidentified armed men. Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State" (IS) often carry out violent acts in the country, displacing thousands.

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