Burkina Faso: Soldiers find 79 bodies after deadly insurgent attack
15 June 2022 |
3:09 pm
A violent insurgency has been ravaging Burkina Faso for almost seven years. The government of Burkina Faso revealed on Tuesday that soldiers had recovered the bodies of 79 victims killed in an attack in the northern province of Seno over the weekend.
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