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Irish conservationist killed in Burkina Faso

Irish conservationist killed in Burkina Faso

IRELAND’S government has confirmed that an Irish citizen, wildlife NGO founder Rory Young, was killed by unidentified gunmen along with two Spanish journalists in an ambush in Burkina Faso this week. The three foreigners and a member of the Burkinabe armed forces went missing on Monday after an attack on a convoy of security forces, forest rangers and expatriates, according to Burkina Faso's government. "Mr. Young was part of a group that on Monday morning was attacked by unknown assailants in the eastern part of Burkina Faso," the Irish foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry has been in…
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Two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso

Two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso

THIAM NDIAGA TWO Spanish journalists were killed after an armed ambush on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso, Spain's prime minister has announced. An Irish national also died, three senior Burkina Faso security sources said. The Burkina Faso government had confirmed four people including three foreigners were missing following the ambush, but said photos of the bodies circulating on social networks had not been formally identified as being theirs. However, Spain's prime minister confirmed the deaths of the two journalists who had been filming a documentary. "The worst of news is confirmed," Pedro Sanchez said on Twitter. Ireland's foreign ministry…
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