Attack on Burkina Faso Defence Kills 20

At least 20 gendarmes and a civilian in Northern Burkina Faso have been killed by gunmen in the tri-border region where the country has for years been battling armed groups.

The Security Minister,Maxime Konewho disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday said the toll from the attack on a military police outpost near a gold mine in Inata was provisional.

Kone disclosed that there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, adding that the attack is one of the deadliest against defense and security forces since Burkina Faso was gripped by conflict in 2015.