Several dozen killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attack since 2015

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Death toll from the worst militant attack in years in Burkina Faso rises to 160, around 20 of those were children, local officials say

President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Saturday condemned the massacre in Solhan as "barbaric" and "despicable".Declaring three days of national mourning, ending Monday night at 11:59 pm, the government stated that "terrorists" killed civilians of all ages and set fire to homes and the main market.

Guterres "strongly condemns the heinous attack and underscores the urgent need for the international community to redouble support to Member States in the fight against violent extremism and its unacceptable human toll," Stephane Dujarric said in a statement, offering Burkinabe authorities the UN's "full support".

The VDP was set up in December 2019 to help Burkina's poorly-equipped military fight militants but it has suffered more than 200 fatalities, according to an AFP tally. Solhan, a small community around 15 kilometres from Sebba, the main city in Yagha province, has suffered numerous attacks in recent years.

 

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