Burkina Faso: Dozens dead in suspected terrorist attack
10 April 2023 |
5:38 am
Officials have decried the "despicable and barbaric attack," but did not immediately say who was behind it. The West African country has been fighting militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group since 2013.
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