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15 killed at baptism in Burkina Faso

15 killed at baptism in Burkina Faso

UNINDENTIFIED assailants killed 15 people who were gathered for a baptism at a village in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday night, the government has announced. The attack took place in Adjarara, about 7 km (4 miles) from the town of Tin-Akoff in Oudalan province, very close to the border with Mali, according to a statement from the governor of Burkina Faso's Sahel region. It was unclear who carried out the attack, but Islamist groups control large swathes of the area. The governor, Colonel-Major Salfo Kabore, offered his condolences to the families and urged people to report any suspect movements to…
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