At least 14 civilians, mostly students, died Saturday after their bus hit an explosive device in northwestern Burkina Faso on the way back from a school break, according to a local official.
At least four others were also injured in the explosion on the Tougan axis in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, according to regional communications director Moumoula Arsene Kayaba.
The ages of the students wasn’t immediately known.
Saturday’s attack comes after gendarmeries on Friday killed at least a dozen …
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At least four others were also injured in the explosion on the Tougan axis in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, according to regional communications director Moumoula Arsene Kayaba.
The ages of the students wasn’t immediately known.
Saturday’s attack comes after gendarmeries on Friday killed at least a dozen …
http://www.africanews.com/2020/01/04/terrorist-attack-on-bus-kills-14-civilians-in-burkina-faso-mostly-students
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