Twin Attack in Burkina Faso Claim Lives

At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two attacks by armed assailants in Burkina Faso.

The governor of the country’s Cascades region, Jean Yenapono, said the bodies of 15 men, all civilians, had been found following an attack on Sunday.

Yenapono noted that armed men had stopped two transport vehicles carrying eight women and 16 men, adding that the women and one man were freed.

The army revealed that the bodies of 15 assailants were found after the attack.