Burkina Faso: Armed Attack Kills 14 Including 4 Police Personnel

At least 14 people including four soldiers were killed in an armed attack near Burkina Faso’s northern city of Kaya.

The Wednesday attack targeted a unit of soldiers and volunteers with the army in Zorkoum, 10 km from Kaya coinciding a visit by leader of the ruling junta Captain Ibrahim Traore to the region.

The targeted unit was tasked with providing security for workers fixing the water supplies for Kaya.

Source: Qatar News Agency