Church attack leaves 15 people dead in Burkina Faso - TRT Afrika

25 Feb 2024

Church attack leaves 15 people dead in Burkina Faso

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead in an armed attack on a church in northern Burkina Faso.

Church officials in Burkina Faso have described the February 25, 2024 incident as a "terrorist" attack. / Photo: AP

At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a "terrorist" attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said.

"We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer," the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP.

The provisional toll was 15 killed, two wounded, he added.

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